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CPI Helped Bonds Avoid Losing Ground
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:46:34 GMT
CPI Helped Bonds Avoid Losing Ground Bonds began the day in slightly weaker territory and managed to flip into slightly stronger territory after the CPI data. Core monthly CPI printed at 0.2, but was rounded down..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Now Solidly Back Above 6%
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:25:00 GMT
According to our chart of MND's mortgage rate index, 30yr fixed rates bottomed at 6.01% yesterday, but that's because the chart logs the day's latest entry. On Friday, until late in the day, the chart showed a rate of 5.99%. It was only after s..[read more]
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Broker, Jumbo, Verification, Climate Risk Products; CFPB Requests Money, Reverse Referral Opinion; CPI Data
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:44:21 GMT
Today's Capital Markets Wrap (3PM ET) will cover how mortgage rates may be impacted by the lack of a traditional flight to quality despite rising international unrest, alongside proposed limits on institutional SFR purchases, rate sheet changes, rece..[read more]
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Mixed, But Modestly Stronger Reaction to CPI
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:00:46 GMT
CPI came out just a bit lower than expected with the monthly core at 0.2 vs 0.3 and annual core at 2.6 vs 2.7. The unrounded numbers were closer to forecasts and headline inflation was unchanged from last month. All that to say that there was n..[read more]
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Incidental Weakness Ahead of CPI Data
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:16:39 GMT
Incidental Weakness Ahead of CPI Data Bonds were marginally weaker on Monday with no obvious scapegoats in sight. Some reporters pointed toward Fed Chair Powell's criminal inquiry as rattling the market, but bond..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Inch Higher From 3 Year Lows
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:44:00 GMT
Mortgage rates are either higher or lower today, depending on the lender in question. Some lenders raised rates on Friday afternoon in response to weakness in the bond market (lenders set rates based on the trading levels of MBS, the bonds that under..[read more]
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ICE Experience, AI Webinar, LOS, Inside Sales, BBYS, DSCR Products; Is a Cap on Credit Cards Possible?
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:46:19 GMT
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the median age of first-time homebuyers has increased significantly, reaching 40 years old, compared to 29 years old in 1981. Not only that, but first-time home buyer share has fallen to a histo..[read more]
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Bond Market Only Marginally Interested in Powell Drama For Now
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:29:07 GMT
The most important-sounding news over the weekend was last night's subpoena of Fed Chair Powell over statements made to congress regarding the Fed's building renovations. Bond yields were slightly higher this morning and commentators erroneously conn..[read more]
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Wild Ride For MBS as Traders Digest New Developments
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:16:29 GMT
Wild Ride For MBS as Traders Digest New Developments We may have been looking to the jobs report as this week's biggest potential source of volatility, but that changed on Thursday afternoon after Trump's $200bln..[read more]
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Rates Plummet to 3 Year Lows, But There Are Caveats
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:56:00 GMT
On a week where the mortgage market was most likely to experience volatility due to Friday's jobs report, Thursday afternoon's surprise announcement of $200bln in GSE MBS (mortgage-backed securities) buying stole the show. This was already juicing th..[read more]
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