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General Selling Spree Continues
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:10:39 GMT
General Selling Spree Continues It hasn't exactly been perfectly linear, but the month of March has generally been a one-way trade for the bond market. In less than 2 weeks, 10yr yields are up from 3.95 to 4.22+ ..[read more]
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Highest Rates in More Than a Month
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:13:00 GMT
Mortgage rates moved higher on Wednesday despite only a modest increase in oil prices. The latter is currently a part of any conversation about interest rates as higher energy costs have fueled inflation expectations. Higher inflation begets higher r..[read more]
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Fraud Guard, Capital Markets Data, QC, POS Products; PHH and OptiFunder News; Non-Agency
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:12:27 GMT
Technology is a two-edged sword. Have you ever heard of "surveillance pricing?' "Big brother' knows a lot about you. Ridesharing companies like Uber, for instance, can charge users more when they have lower battery life on their phone. "Democrats in ..[read more]
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Overnight Weakness, Limited CPI Impact, MBS Outperformance
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:36:09 GMT
There was a very high bar for today's CPI to cause any serious market reaction due to all the new inflationary impulses that may be created by record volatility in energy markets that hasn't yet made it into the official data. In other words, CPI is ..[read more]
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Afternoon Weakness in Bonds Despite Lower Oil Prices. Will CPI Matter?
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:21:54 GMT
Afternoon Weakness in Bonds Despite Lower Oil Prices. Will CPI Matter? Days like today are a problem for a "set it and forget it" mentality when it comes to energy prices and the bond market. On many occasions si..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Lower
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:38:00 GMT
Today's mortgage rates are lower when compared to yesterday's average prior to 4pm ET. Later in the afternoon, multiple lenders announced improvements as the bond market rallied in response to geopolitical headlines. If we use those later, lower rate..[read more]
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BBYS, Trigger Lead, Document Generation, AI Rollout Tools; Pennymac's Spector on Strategy
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:48:24 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders What if the biggest driver of servicing costs isn't your volume, staffing, or vendor stack' but the gaps between them? Clarifire's new blog, "What's Really Driving Cost Per Loan in Servicing?..[read more]
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Starting Out Weaker vs 5pm or Stronger vs 3pm
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:07:13 GMT
One major milestone in anyone's market-watching journey is when they learn that "the close" (close of business, closing bell, etc.) means different things to different people. If we consider electronic futures trading or cash trading in overseas mark..[read more]
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Big Round Trip in Oil Prices and Bond Yields
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:55:40 GMT
Big Round Trip in Oil Prices and Bond Yields There was no denying the spillover from oil price volatility to the bond market this morning, even if it took quite a lot of the former to move the latter. At its apex..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Finish Flat After Starting Higher
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:24:00 GMT
Mortgage rates began the day at the highest levels in a month. The move up versus Friday was only moderate, but Friday's levels were already fairly close to early Feb's highs. Oil prices continue putting upward pressure on rates, but with several cav..[read more]
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