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| Sleepy Pre-Fed Day, But Slightly Stronger | ||
| 3/17/2026 3:07 PM | ||
| Sleepy Pre-Fed Day, But Slightly Stronger Bonds did something they haven"t done in almost 3 weeks today. They closed at stronger levels for the second consecutive day. The last time that happened was February 27th at the end of the impressive month-long rally. While today was stronger, it wasn"t exactl...Read More | ||
| The Fed Isn"t Doing Anything to Mortgage Rates on Wednesday | ||
| 3/17/2026 2:07 PM | ||
| It was a fairly uneventful day for mortgage rates, but also a fairly decent one. The underlying bond market made modest gains even without meaningful cues from oil prices. Lately, oil price volatility has been the most visible motivation for bonds and, thus, interest rates. After cresting 6.40% last week, the MND 30yr fixed rate index is back belo...Read More | ||
| Commercial, eClosing, Retention, Processing Tools; Wholesaler, Corresp. News; False Claims Update | ||
| 3/17/2026 10:40 AM | ||
| Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders The average person makes more than 35,000 decisions a day. Most are inconsequential: coffee or tea, paper or plastic. For mortgage capital markets teams, whose decisions shape pricing, execution quality, and risk exposure, the stakes are much higher. Fortunately, a new independent analysis ...Read More | ||
| Another Solid Start, But Without as Much Help From Oil | ||
| 3/17/2026 9:45 AM | ||
| Until the end of the Iran war, bond traders are keeping oil prices on their screens and comparing oil price movement against bond market movement as the first task on the daily checklist. In so doing, we see a bit of outperformance on the part of bonds this morning. While there is solid directional correlation (i.e. yields and o...Read More | ||
| Simple, Strong Correlation With Oil Leaves Yields Lower | ||
| 3/16/2026 2:24 PM | ||
| Simple, Strong Correlation With Oil Leaves Yields Lower There"s no sense in overcomplicating today"s trading session. Oil was down significantly and so were bond yields. The correlation was very strong after 4am ET with each major peak and valley aligning. Econ data was present, but not a relevant considera...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Recover Modestly From 7-Month Highs | ||
| 3/16/2026 1:51 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates are based on bonds, and bonds spent last week bracing for the impact of higher energy prices. In the bond world, higher inflation begets higher rates, all else equal. Oil prices remain elevated, but fell more than 5% on Monday. The bond market responded with a drop in Treasury yields (which generally correlate with mortgage ra...Read More | ||
| Processing, Bridge Loan, Non-QM Products; News and Oil Prices Point to a Fed Hold; "Tip to Tail" Wave | ||
| 3/16/2026 10:30 AM | ||
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| Stronger Start as Markets Hope For De-Escalation | ||
| 3/16/2026 9:38 AM | ||
| 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 comments that suggested a limited timeline for the war. That said, the rally was more of a linear trend t...Read More | ||
| Just a Bit More Selling to End The Week | ||
| 3/13/2026 3:40 PM | ||
| 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 lower). The short end of the curve actually improved, but that says more about end-of-week position ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Surge to 7-Month Highs | ||
| 3/13/2026 1:12 PM | ||
| 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 not the fastest jump we"ve seen, it"s the worst 3-day stretch since early April, 2025. Mortgage rate...Read More | ||
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| Mortgage rates surge to highest since September, hitting spring housing market | ||
| 3/13/2026 5:35 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates jumped to a seven-month high Friday as war in Iran pushed bond yields higher...Read More | ||
| 'High oil prices are not good for mortgage rates,' economist says. What homebuyers should know | ||
| 3/13/2026 8:49 AM | ||
| Heading in the spring home selling season, buyers should know what their options are before locking in an interest rate for a new mortgage, experts say...Read More | ||
| Housing affordability bill clears Senate as investor ban creates headaches | ||
| 3/12/2026 3:36 PM | ||
| The Senate passed the bill 89-10, but House lawmakers say more changes are needed before it could go to President Donald Trump"s desk...Read More | ||
| Investor ban on buying homes stalls housing affordability bill | ||
| 3/11/2026 11:37 AM | ||
| A bill to increase housing supply and decrease costs is set to sail through the Senate on Thursday, but House leaders foresee further negotiations...Read More | ||
| Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers increased despite big interest rate volatility | ||
| 3/11/2026 7:24 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates surged higher last week to due rising oil prices, causing a recent boom in refinancing to pull back...Read More | ||
| February home sales see small rebound, but supply growth is 'sluggish' | ||
| 3/10/2026 11:44 AM | ||
| Home sales made a small gain to start the year, but higher mortgage rates now could throw cold water on the spring season...Read More | ||
| As Iran war disrupts oil prices, consumers could be 'hammered,' economist says | ||
| 3/10/2026 6:40 AM | ||
| The Iran war may impact U.S. consumers far beyond the gas pump, raising inflation expectations and causing an uptick in the yield on the 10-year Treasury note...Read More | ||
| Middle-income homebuyers have $30,000 more buying power than a year ago, research finds. It's still not enough | ||
| 3/7/2026 8:30 AM | ||
| While the amount that a median-income household can afford is higher than it was a year ago, it is still below the median price for a single-family home...Read More | ||
| Mortgages in 47 seconds: Better’s new ChatGPT app targets lenders Rocket and UWM | ||
| 3/5/2026 2:42 PM | ||
| Creating a mortgage has been one of the most time-consuming corners of American finance, with lenders relying on dozens of steps that can take weeks....Read More | ||
| Home sellers are relisting properties at fastest pace in a decade, but spring supply is still low | ||
| 3/6/2026 3:30 PM | ||
| Frustrated sellers who pulled homes off the market last fall are now relisting them at a quick pace, thanks to lower mortgage rates, but supply is still low...Read More | ||
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