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Potential Signs of GSE Buying as MBS Outperform
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:31:00 GMT
Potential Signs of GSE Buying as MBS Outperform It was an uneventful day when it comes to scheduled data/events, and also pretty boring for the bond market in general. Most of the market's volatility continues pl..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Match Lowest Levels in Over 2 Weeks
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:51:00 GMT
In the bigger picture, the past two and a half weeks have been marked by a very narrow range in the bond market. Because bonds dictate mortgage rates, the latter have also been in a narrow range with average top tier 30yr fixed rates of 6.15-6.20%.&n..[read more]
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Winter Weather Puts Purchase Applications on Ice
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:32:00 GMT
Mortgage application activity moved lower again last week, extending the pullback from January's earlier burst of demand as weather disruptions and softening purchase activity weighed on overall volume. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reporte..[read more]
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BBYS, Servicer Risk, Verification Tools; Non-Agency News; Why Mortgage Rates Are Sticky
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:31:56 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Truework is a comprehensive income and employment verification platform that fully replaces manual in-house waterfalls and provides mortgage lenders with a single automated solution to run th..[read more]
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Waiting on Next Week's Data
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:53:47 GMT
Friday is the quietest day of the week in terms of scheduled econ data and events, with the relatively unimportant Consumer Sentiment being the only notable report. Bonds are roughly unchanged to start the session. Treasury yields are technically a f..[read more]
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Surprisingly Big Bond Rally Relative to The Data
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:59:39 GMT
Surprisingly Big Bond Rally Relative to The Data Bonds went on a bit of a buying spree on Thursday. It was the biggest rally day since November, at least, and that's impressive given the motivations. Specifically..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Fall After Downbeat Employment Data
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:52:00 GMT
Mortgage rates are driven by bonds and that bonds care about employment data. There are quite a few different economic reports that focus on various employment metrics. Next Wednesday's jobs report is the biggest ticket by far, but other reports can ..[read more]
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Climate Risk, Processing, Construction, Credit Score Programs; IMB Topics; In-Person Events
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:31:04 GMT
Yup, another competitor for lenders come July: Bed Bath & Beyond is acquiring Tokens.com "to develop a blockchain-based investment and personal finance platform' and will use tools from tZERO and integrate with blockchain firm Figure to offer service..[read more]
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Stronger Start Thanks to Employment Data
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:21:04 GMT
Bonds were incidentally and inconsequentially stronger to start the overnight session, but began to see better gains after 7am ET. There were two notable bumps in volume after the 7:30am Challenger job cut data and the 8:30am Jobless Claims data.&nbs..[read more]
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No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:57:04 GMT
No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday With the big jobs report on hold until next Wednesday, this morning's ADP/ISM duo had to do most of the week's heavy lifting in terms of important e..[read more]
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