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Processing, Bridge Loan, Non-QM Products; News and Oil Prices Point to a Fed Hold; "Tip to Tail" Wave
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:30:55 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders "Great News! LendingPros has Pipeline Accelerator Specials for March, check them out. Plus, we're excited to celebrate joining the ARIVE platform and have combined our March and ARIVE special..[read more]
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Stronger Start as Markets Hope For De-Escalation
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:38:42 GMT
With no massive escalation in Iran over the weekend, oil prices trickled only modestly higher during Asian trading hours and began to recover during European hours. Early domestic trading kept the friendly trend intact with some help from Trump comme..[read more]
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Just a Bit More Selling to End The Week
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:40:02 GMT
Just a Bit More Selling to End The Week Nothing much new happened in the bond market today and that's not great because the status quo has been for rising energy prices to push bond yields higher (and stocks lowe..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Surge to 7-Month Highs
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:12:00 GMT
March hasn't been a great month for mortgage rates and the past 3 days have been particularly bad. During that time, our daily rate index went from 6.09% on Tuesday to 6.41% today--the highest since September 4th, 2025. While that's certainly n..[read more]
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Purchase Applications Buoy Mortgage Demand Amid Rising Rates
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:16:00 GMT
Mortgage application activity continued to move higher last week, though the pace slowed considerably as financial markets turned volatile and mortgage rates moved back up from their recent lows. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported an inc..[read more]
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Modest Recovery Keeps Existing Home Sales in The Same Old Range
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:13:00 GMT
Existing-home sales rebounded modestly in February, recovering some ground after January's sharp pullback, while improving affordability and slowly expanding inventory helped support buyer activity.Sales rose 1.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual ra..[read more]
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UAD 3.6, AI, Processing Tools; Capital Markets Deep Dive: the Undercurrents Moving Mortgage Rates
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:41:42 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Increase Your Business with Renovation Loans! Renovation lending is one of the biggest opportunities for brokers looking to expand their pipeline in today's market. When inventory is limited,..[read more]
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Decent Start, Lower Oil Prices, Weaker Data
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:07:48 GMT
There's a high bar for econ data to have any impact on bonds these days and that's especially true of inflation reports like this morning's PCE. Thankfully, no one needs to make a case for PCE having an impact, but the small amount of help for bonds ..[read more]
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War Protest: Bond Market Edition
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:38:26 GMT
War Protest: Bond Market Edition There's no quicker way to classify the movement we've seen over the past 2 weeks. The market is actively protesting the war in Iran--not because it's a sentient being that cares a..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Spike to 2026 Highs
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:55:00 GMT
Mortgage rates are driven by the bond market. Although bonds only experienced moderate, steady weakness throughout the day, mortgage rates lurched higher by an amount typically seen when the market is reacting to big, breaking news. But there ..[read more]
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