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Volatile Day Thanks to Central Banks And, Eventually Oil
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:48:55 GMT
Volatile Day Thanks to Central Banks And, Eventually Oil Bonds took a break from their lock-step tango with oil prices for most of today's session instead focusing on European Central Bank (ECB) policy news. Key ..[read more]
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Broker, Correspondent, Subservicer Oversight Tools; IMB Cost $11k Per Loan; STRATMOR Survey
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:24:36 GMT
The FHFA announced that Fannie and Freddie will remove 'certain' homeowners insurance requirements which may reduce costs. But what are people saying about where their industry-facing priorities are? Both are focused on leveraging technology and remi..[read more]
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Bonds Ignore Oil in Favor of Repricing The Rate Outlook
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:55:44 GMT
At almost any moment in March 2026, a glance at the "10yr vs oil price" chart has revealed sufficient correlation to blame the bond rout on the energy price spiral. But the correlation is spotty at times and today is one of the starkest examples. Oil..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Move Back Up Near Recent Highs
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:06:00 GMT
Mortgage rates got hit 3 times on Wednesday, with the net effect being a move back up to the highest levels in several months. The average lender isn't quite as high as they were last Friday, but after late-day "reprices" many are fairly close. ..[read more]
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Bonds Weren't Prepared For Fed's Inflation Fears
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:04:49 GMT
Bonds Weren't Prepared For Fed's Inflation Fears If anything, you'd think the market would have been pricing in a hawkish Fed day, given the run up in energy prices. But Powell threw reporters a curve ball during..[read more]
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Here's What Changed in The New Fed Announcement
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:43 GMT
Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization. been little changed in recent months. Inflation remains somewhat ..[read more]
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Servicing, CRM, BI, QC, HELOC, TBA, Title Products; STRATMOR on Servicing; UAD 3.6
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:25:35 GMT
Among the hot topics in the hallways of the ICE Experience is the evolution in data contained in each lien, along with massive appraisal change hitting our biz. I was chatting with Class Valuation's Mark Walser yesterday about UAD 3.6. (If you'd like..[read more]
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Overnight Gains Erased by PPI/Oil. Fed on Deck
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:14:55 GMT
The Producer Price Index (PPI) was this morning's only big ticket econ data and calling it "big ticket" is a bit of a stretch. PPI often passes without a trace, but can occasionally get an obvious response even if it's not a huge response. Today's in..[read more]
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Sleepy Pre-Fed Day, But Slightly Stronger
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:07:57 GMT
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 Februar..[read more]
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The Fed Isn't Doing Anything to Mortgage Rates on Wednesday
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:07:00 GMT
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 an..[read more]
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