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Highest Rates in a Week But There's a Catch
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:49:00 GMT
Technically and officially, today's average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate is the highest since last Monday. The catch is that there hasn't been much movement since then with the overall range being limited to 0.04%. Today's jump was the la..[read more]
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VOA, Processing, DPA, Non-QM, Broker Products; Lender 2025 Volume Rankings; Attorneys and Legal Risk
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:46:09 GMT
Wholesale and Correspondent Product and Corporate News Homebridge Financial Services, Inc., one of the nation's largest privately held non-bank mortgage lenders, has officially signed an agreement to merge with an affiliate of Saluda Grade, a premi..[read more]
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Barely Weaker After Weekly ADP Data (Not Retail Sales)
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:03:30 GMT
Heading into the day, the 8:30am Retail Sales data was the obvious pick among the available economic reports to be a potential market mover. Reality had other ideas... weird ones. After months and months without any major reaction, this morning's wee..[read more]
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Bonds Only Modestly Weaker After New Escalation Over The Weekend
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:24:39 GMT
Bonds Only Modestly Weaker After New Escalation Over The Weekend Bonds/oil/stocks saw a small corrective bounce over the weekend after headlines called the peace process into question, but markets agree we're clo..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Almost Perfectly Flat to Start New Week
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:21:00 GMT
Despite some initial signs of volatility in financial markets over the weekend, the bond market managed to avoid losing much ground. Because bonds dictate mortgage rate movement, the average lender remained very close to Friday's latest levels. ..[read more]
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Best-ex, AI, Servicing, Borrower Acquisition Tools; HELOC, Non-QM, Client Funnel Products; Markets on Hold?
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:47:58 GMT
War in the Middle East made oil prices go up, higher oil prices hurt world economies and stock markets because prices and inflation go up, and higher inflation leads to higher interest rates. At least, that's the way it usually works, as does the opp..[read more]
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Bonds Only Modestly Weaker After New Escalation Over The Weekend
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:34:12 GMT
Heading into the weekend, all indications were about as promising as they have been that the war was heading toward a peaceful conclusion. This was reflected in oil prices and Treasury yields being at multi-week lows (and stocks at all-time highs). B..[read more]
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AM Gains Mostly Stick Around
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:29:53 GMT
AM Gains Mostly Stick Around Everything interesting about today occurred before 9am ET (several war-related headlines that prompted a sharp rally in bonds). The rest of the day was spent drifting mostly sideways...[read more]
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Lowest Rates in Over a Month Despite Small Move Today
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:06:00 GMT
Today was a victory for mortgage rates, but not nearly as much of a victory as the underlying bond market would suggest. The good news is that the end result is the lowest average 30yr fixed rate in just over a month. The other news isn't bad,..[read more]
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Builder Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low in April
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:17:00 GMT
Builder confidence fell sharply in April as rising costs and economic uncertainty weighed on sentiment heading into the spring buying season. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) dropped four points ..[read more]
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