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No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:57:04 GMT
No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday With the big jobs report on hold until next Wednesday, this morning's ADP/ISM duo had to do most of the week's heavy lifting in terms of important e..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Hold Perfectly Steady at 2-Week Highs
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:58:00 GMT
The average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate hit its highest levels in 2 weeks yesterday. The caveat was that the range has been very narrow during these 2 weeks. As such, by remaining unchanged versus yesterday, today's rates are part of the same n..[read more]
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Blockchain, NOO HELOC, RON Tools; Better.com CEO's Thoughts; IMB Conference Observations; CFPB Update
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:45:11 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Can AI help you spot the lending bias you can't see? In his CEO Magazine Podcast interview, Optimal Blue CEO Joe Tyrrell shares the company's platform-wide AI strategy to help reduce human bi..[read more]
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Waiting on ISM Services as Early Data Fails to Inspire
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:01:55 GMT
Today's two key reports are ADP Employment (8:15am ET) and ISM Services (10am ET). The former came out a bit softer than expected, but bonds didn't react. 15 minutes later, Treasury released financing estimates for the quarter. These were..[read more]
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Mostly Sideways. Volatility Elsewhere
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:48:34 GMT
Mostly Sideways. Volatility Elsewhere The legend of the bond market's extreme apathy is increasingly making the rounds in financial circles. Bond issuance, inflation, and economic strength are not seen surging en..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Drift Up to 2-Week Highs
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:23:00 GMT
The bad news: mortgage rates moved up to their highest levels in 2 weeks today. The good news: the rate range has been very narrow during that time, so there's not too much of a difference between 2-week highs (6.20%) and lows (6.15%). ..[read more]
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Customer Intelligence, HELOC, Uplist's Recapture, Construction Products; Rates Are Driven by Markets; IMB Hallway Report
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:08:30 GMT
Regarding rate movement, the bond market often does the Fed's job for it, and so whatever the Fed's Open Market Committee actually does is almost an afterthought. The partial U.S. Government shutdown is hurting economic activity, and companies like N..[read more]
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Data-Free Day Thanks to Shutdown
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:38:14 GMT
While not as disruptive or publicized as the most recent example, there's a partial government shutdown underway. Even if the House passes the funding legislation today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has already said they will not be publishin..[read more]
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Data-Driven Sell-Off Dominates The Day. No Jobs Report on Friday
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:14:22 GMT
Data-Driven Sell-Off Dominates The Day. No Jobs Report on Friday Very little changed after this morning's commentary. At the time, we were watching bonds sell-off somewhat sharply in response to an exceptionally ..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Only Modestly Higher Despite Bond Market Weakness
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:35:00 GMT
Weakness in the bond market generally means higher mortgage rates. Today was no exception. A key economic report on the manufacturing sector was much stronger than expected. Bonds lost ground as a result and mortgage lenders were forced to set rates ..[read more]
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