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Home Buyer Aid, eClosing, Marketing tools; Texas Insurance Study; Spec Pool Price Volatility
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:45:43 GMT
Innovation, compliance, and affordability were key themes at this week's Western Secondary. At the state level, for example, Kinder Institute report shows homeowners insurance has become a growing barrier to housing affordability across Texas. As Tex..[read more]
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Thank You PPI
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:51:31 GMT
If nothing else, this morning offers confirmation of just how nervous the market is about inflation. The producer price index barely beat its forecast (in fact y/y CORE PPI was on the screws), but this was enough for bonds to add on to modest overnig..[read more]
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Bonds End Flat After Front-Running The Decent Data
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:09:59 GMT
Bonds End Flat After Front-Running The Decent Data We absolutely hate the term "front-running" because it can be perceived as connoting some measure of clairvoyance on the part of the bond market. To be clear, th..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Back at 3 Week Lows
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:48:00 GMT
Mortgage lenders set rates around 10am ET every day, but the bond market dictates the day to day changes, and bonds were on the move throughout the overnight trading hours. Granted, the movement wasn't extreme, but much like yesterday, it suggested a..[read more]
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Asset-Based Loan, Loss Mit, Verification, AI-Native Execution; On-Site Events for your Calendar; Inflation Data
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:15:11 GMT
One of the panels during this year's California MBA Western Secondary focused on the ramp up of non-Agency/equity lending. Why has it increased as a portion of the overall residential origination pie? It is attributed to a changing economy and changi..[read more]
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No Major Reaction to As-Expected CPI
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:44:28 GMT
It would have been hard for CPI to be any more boring. All key metrics came in perfectly in line with forecasts. Supercore (core minus housing), was 0.189, which is a monthly equivalent of "close enough to the 2.0% target." Core CPI itself was 0.215%..[read more]
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Bonds Looking Somewhat Optimistic Ahead of CPI
Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:56:30 GMT
Bonds Looking Somewhat Optimistic Ahead of CPI Bonds improved modestly on Tuesday which is actually a somewhat resilient/optimistic showing. The ongoing correlation with oil prices suggested less improvement (oil..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Higher
Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 GMT
It ended up being a remarkably uneventful day for mortgage rates. Some lenders were slightly higher than yesterday. Others were roughly unchanged. The difference came down to whether the lender in question raised rates yesterday afternoon. What does..[read more]
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HELOC, AI Processing Tools; STRATMOR on Subservicing; MISMO Role; RESPA Thoughts
Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:49 GMT
What are folks talking about here at the Western Secondary? Small things and big things. There's a brand-spankin' new private MI company: Anza. (Contact Melissa Gemma with questions.) Lenders are doing interesting things to help communities: for exam..[read more]
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Stronger Start on Yet Another Peace Deal Teaser
Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:36:50 GMT
Bonds are rallying, and we have no objection to that. Reasons are simple and familiar enough that there's no sense in over-analyzing them. Newswires hit at 7am saying that Pakistan's defense minister said "things are shaping up in favor of peace" and..[read more]
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