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Mortgage Rates Jump Again, Now up 0.75% Since Start of The War
Tue, 19 May 2026 19:28:00 GMT
It was another rough day for the bond market and, thus, for interest rates. Investors aggressively sold bonds in the first 2 hours of trading, taking 10yr Treasury yields to the highest level in more than a year. Mortgage-specific bonds have been do..[read more]
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AI, Construction, Servicing, QC Products; NY Conference Chatter; AI Governance; LO Comp
Tue, 19 May 2026 15:55:21 GMT
One of the discussion topics here in New York at the MBA conference is, just like every other conference, artificial intelligence, and one of the questions is, "Who's accountable if something goes wrong?' Any one of us in capital markets will tell yo..[read more]
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Increasing Signs of Bond-Specific Panic
Tue, 19 May 2026 13:40:02 GMT
Ever since the initial 2 week ceasefire was announced in the Iran war, the bond market has adhered to trend channels that align with either de-escalation or re-escalation sentiment. Nothing too complicated here: if sentiment is trending in favor of p..[read more]
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Bombarded by Headlines, But Little-Changed
Mon, 18 May 2026 20:18:22 GMT
Bombarded by Headlines, But Little-Changed Monday's trading session ended up being an exercise in headline-watching, as has been the case on so many days since the start of the Iran war. Today was more active tha..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Start Week at New 9 Month High, But Just Barely
Mon, 18 May 2026 19:34:00 GMT
Mortgage rates hit their highest levels in more than 9 months at the end of last week. Now today, they've edged slightly higher yet again with the average top tier 30yr fixed rate at 6.68% versus 6.65% on Friday. This wasn't necessarily destined to ..[read more]
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Equity Tapping, Non-QM Hedging, AI Processing, Subservicing Tools; MBA Hallway Talk
Mon, 18 May 2026 15:43:17 GMT
For those of you who like maps, here's one of the states' closing costs. And here's something for companies who have training programs: New hires should check out the Business Glossary from MISMO. It covers business processes, events, calculations, d..[read more]
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Early Gains And Losses on Conflicting War Headlines
Mon, 18 May 2026 14:36:48 GMT
Bonds began the overnight session by drifting somewhat higher in yield. The 10yr hit 4.63 before recovering modestly just before domestic trading began. Yields were still slightly higher at 7:30am but moved lower after headlines cited rumors that the..[read more]
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Bonds Continued Drifting Weaker Throughout The Day (10yr Hit 4.6%)
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:12:13 GMT
Bonds Continued Drifting Weaker Throughout The Day Nothing new or interesting happened during the course of the trading day. The key market movers were in place at the start of domestic trading. From an analytica..[read more]
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April Housing Inflation Data Fills in The Dots That Went Missing During The Government Shutdown
Fri, 15 May 2026 18:12:00 GMT
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a highly technical research paper this week examining how the agency handled missing shelter inflation data during the October 2025 government funding lapse. The issue stemmed from the CPI's housing survey, wh..[read more]
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Servicer Retention Fell in Q1, But Remains at Multi-Year Highs
Fri, 15 May 2026 18:04:00 GMT
Refinance activity continued to recover in the first quarter of 2026, but mortgage servicers retained a smaller share of borrowers despite the stronger lending environment, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor. ICE estimated that roughly 58..[read more]
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