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Mortgage Rates Dip Back Into The 5's
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:53:00 GMT
This coverage is coming out earlier than normal due to a more interesting headline than normal. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate fell back to 5.99% today, matching the levels seen only briefly back on January 9th, 2026 when the Fannie/Freddie bon..[read more]
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DSCR, BI, Retention, Processing Tools; Correspondent and Wholesaler News; UAD 3.6 Interview
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:48:35 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders When every basis point counts and staffing doesn't magically scale with volume, servicers need automation that works as hard as they do. That's exactly how Dark Matter Technologies delivers E..[read more]
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Stronger Start. Quiet Calendar
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:51:36 GMT
Bonds are starting the new week in slightly stronger territory, but still well inside the prevailing trading range. There were no standout market movers over the weekend although tariff and trade-related uncertainty may be generally weighing on inves..[read more]
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Tariff Ruling Tried (And Failed) to Steal The Show
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:44:37 GMT
Tariff Ruling Tried (And Failed) to Steal The Show If you were told ahead of time that Friday morning would bring news that the Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs, you wouldn't be crazy to think it would..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates End Week at Lows
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:18:00 GMT
Bonds dictate mortgage rates and bonds experienced a bit of volatility this morning in response to the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs. The initial impact was negative for rates with Treasury yields moving higher and the prices for mortgage-backed se..[read more]
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New Home Sales Remain Near Recent Highs
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:47:00 GMT
If there's one housing market metric that paints a brighter picture than the rest, it's New Home Sales data from the Census Bureau. At 745,000, it eased slightly from an upwardly-revised annual rate of 758,000 , but was higher then the pre-revision ..[read more]
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Pending Sales Dip as Affordability Gains Fail to Spark Demand
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:42:00 GMT
The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) slipped modestly in January, easily prolonging its stay in a narrow range near all-time lows. Pending home sales decreased 0.8% month over month and were down 0.4% compared wi..[read more]
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Fraud, Retention, Marketing Tools; Assessing Income; STRATMOR on Org. Structure; Non-Agency Updates
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:55:03 GMT
Mail-related check fraud never seems to go away, and the FBI reminds us that blue gel pens certainly help in reducing check fraud. "Rob, are you hearing that the increase in the popularity of artificial intelligence has led to an increase in mortgage..[read more]
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Opening Salvo of Data Fails to Inspire
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:25:46 GMT
At the time of this writing, there are still a few econ reports left on deck, but the big ones are out. GDP missed big (1.4 vs 3.0), but largely for non-economic reasons. For instance, the BEA noted an entire 1% of the decline from the 4.4% reading i..[read more]
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Bonds Punt. Focus Turns to Friday's Econ Data
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:36:33 GMT
Bonds Punt. Focus Turns to Friday's Econ Data Bonds spent the past 2 days pushing back toward slightly higher yields after the 10yr nearly hit 4.0% in Tuesday's overnight session. While there was probably so..[read more]
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