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Bonds Erase Most of The Overnight Weakness
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:07:45 GMT
Bonds Erase Most of The Overnight Weakness Thursday could be viewed two ways. On one hand, bonds lost ground early and were unable to recover it by the 3pm close. On the other hand, there was a decent rally on We..[read more]
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Another Micro-Victory For Mortgage Rates
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:40:00 GMT
Mortgage rates may not be as low as they were before the weekend's geopolitical headlines, but they've moved just a hair lower on each of the past two days. Specifically, our daily rate index is down to 6.19% after starting the week at 6.21% on Tuesd..[read more]
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Property Data, Construction Products; Webinars and Training; STRATMOR on Operational Readiness
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:49:57 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Curious when a shift from best efforts to mandatory delivery makes sense or how to sharpen an existing hedging strategy? Optimal Blue's Hedging 101: The Benefits of Mandatory Delivery offers ..[read more]
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No Reaction to Early Data, But Slightly Weaker Overnight
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:40:01 GMT
Bonds found a bid along with stocks yesterday afternoon after Trump announced a "framework of a deal" on Greenland. Markets were much less interested in U.S. access and more concerned with pausing the more immediate market-related implications ..[read more]
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Bonds Recovering a Bit After "Framework of a Deal" on Greenland
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:45:52 GMT
Bonds Recovering a Bit After "Framework of a Deal" on Greenland Geopolitics have been front and center for financial markets over the past 2 days with both stocks and bonds taking clear cues from newswires pertai..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Lower
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:09:00 GMT
Markets held more sideways overnight as traders awaited further geopolitical developments today surrounding Greenland. Both stocks and bonds lost ground yesterday on the threat of additional tariffs (and counter-tariffs) as well as decreased particip..[read more]
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Calmer Day so Far, But No Relief From Recent Rout
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:47:07 GMT
With mortgage rates right where they were 2 weeks ago, things could be worse. But after rising 20bps from last week's lows, things could also certainly be better. A vast majority of recent volatility was seen at the start of the holiday-shorten..[read more]
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Range Breakout Intensifies. Chicken or Egg?
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:52:32 GMT
Range Breakout Intensifies. Chicken or Egg? After months spent observing the same old range in the bond market, we're finally in the throes of a confirmed breakout. Unfortunately, the breakout has seen 10yr yield..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Jump to Match Highest Levels in Nearly a Month
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:28:00 GMT
Mortgage rates jumped sharply higher on Tuesday in response to weakness driven by geopolitical events and overseas financial markets. After hitting lows of 5.99% for a few hours on January 9th and spending last week in the low 6's, the average top ti..[read more]
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Custom Software, UW Tools; FHA, USDA News; Webinars Today and Tomorrow; Mitch Kider Interview
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:47:06 GMT
On today's Mortgage Law Today at 3PM ET, sponsored by Polunsky Beitel Green, LLP, Brian Levy sits down with Mitch Kider to unpack the shifting legal and regulatory landscape facing mortgage lenders, CFPB uncertainty, fair lending risk, GSE policy, en..[read more]
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