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Fairly Calm Monday. Jobs Report on Deck
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:20:55 GMT
Fairly Calm Monday. Jobs Report on Deck Monday ended up being a forgettable December trading day with modest overnight gains eroding to roughly unchanged levels by the 3pm close. There were no catalysts worth dis..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower as Volatility Risks Increase
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:41:00 GMT
Mortgage rates were just slightly lower to start the new week. This leaves the average lender's top tier 30yr fixed rate almost dead center in the narrow range that's been intact since early September. The absence of any significant movement on Mond..[read more]
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Hedging Auditor, Broker Survey, Non-QM, DSCR Products; Rising Insurance Costs
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:46:05 GMT
Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software Home equity may have been the headline in 2025, but the real story is what comes next. With nearly $35 trillion in homeowner equity and rising consumer debt shaping borrower behavior, the opportuni..[read more]
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Welcoming Back Timelier BLS Data
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:00:03 GMT
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is responsible for the two most important economic reports to the bond market: The Employment Situation (aka jobs report or NFP) and The Consumer Price Index (CPI). This week marks the return of more timely instal..[read more]
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Anyone Who Tells You They Know What Happens Next For Rates is Lying
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:18:00 GMT
Friday saw mortgage rates move back up near the highest levels of the week, and thus the highest levels of the past 3 months. Thus ends another week where mortgage rates end higher despite a Fed rate cut. We've beaten this horse to death, but here a..[read more]
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Correspondent Products, STRATMOR on Borrower Psychology; Lender Tools; DSCR Appraisal Issues in Baltimore
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:44:29 GMT
"What happened with the DSCR appraisal issue in Baltimore earlier this year?' Good question. Baltimore is not alone: This week we have investors either pricing themselves out of, or ceasing loans from, the Philly market for certain non-owner loans.) ..[read more]
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Choose Your Own Market Movement Adventure.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:41:21 GMT
There's a noticeable divergence between long and short term bonds since the Fed announcement, and it's becoming more pronounced today. We can consider a few different reasons with the most basic being that the Fed rate cut outlook keeps shorter..[read more]
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Two-Way Trading But Not Much Day-Over-Day Movement
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:11:45 GMT
Two-Way Trading But Not Much Day-Over-Day Movement Bonds had a solid morning, adding moderately to yesterday's rally and taking yields well into the lowest levels since last Friday. But from just after the 9:30am..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Levels of The Week
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:20:00 GMT
As is sometimes the case on the day following a Fed day, the bond market carried a bit more momentum in the same direction as yesterday afternoon. Fortunately, the momentum was toward lower rates this time around--a nice break from the past two Fed d..[read more]
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Correspondent and Broker Products, LOS, Automation, FICO 10T, UAD 3.6 Tools
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:46:11 GMT
Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software For some servicers, the idea of implementing workflow automation is both appealing and overwhelming. Often, knowing where to start is the most challenging part, especially when the path forward isn..[read more]
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