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Modest Incidental Weakness
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:52:11 GMT
Modest Incidental Weakness Despite a bit of incidental selling today, the bond market has survived the winter holiday season without even attempting to break outside the narrow prevailing range. This is especiall..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Stay Flat to End The Week
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:27:00 GMT
Heading into the week, we knew there was a high bar for any legitimate mortgage rate fireworks. In addition to a dearth of scheduled events with the power to cause volatility, the last two weeks of the year don't tend to see big changes in the bond m..[read more]
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Credit Unions and Realtors; HECM, FHA, VA, and USDA Product News; Home Builder Pessimism
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:40:49 GMT
Credit Union and Real Estate Agent Relationship A November webinar featuring Telhio Credit Union Loan Officer Allie Hager and Realtor Kelly Hamilton of Realty Forward is still getting attention from credit unions focused on strengthening realtor re..[read more]
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Monitoring For Misbehavior
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:47:53 GMT
Friday is merely a day to be watched in case it misbehaves. The econ calendar is essentially empty (just S&P manufacturing PMI), overnight volatility was minimal, and bonds are fairly close to unchanged in the first few hours. The sort of serious tra..[read more]
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Token Year-End Volatility
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:24:35 GMT
Token Year-End Volatility Wednesday's shortened session offered more excitement than the first two days of the week. There was a modicum of legitimate data-driven selling this morning in response to the jobless c..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Staying Steady to Close Out 2025
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:10:00 GMT
Although Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage rate survey (released today) suggested the lowest rates since October 2024, our daily numbers offer a bit more nuance. To be sure, October 28th and September 16th both saw distinctly lower rates this year. ..[read more]
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Pricing Products; Non-Agency Changes; NAMB Interview on the Broker Biz; Happy New Year
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:40:40 GMT
Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software "At Optimal Blue, we'd like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to the incredible clients and partners who made this year unforgettable. Your trust and collaboration fuel our mission to deliver solut..[read more]
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A Bit of Actual Data-Driven Selling Thanks to Jobless Claims and Wonky Seasonal Adjustments
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:56:09 GMT
Human traders may be extremely underrepresented on today's half-day trading session, but the robots/algos know what to do with a sub-200k Jobless Claims print. Robots are also not smart enough to know that the sub-200k print is likely distorted..[read more]
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Modest Recovery From Morning Weakness
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:23:24 GMT
Modest Recovery From Morning Weakness Bonds were slightly weaker this morning in a move that looked like it might have been significant when compared to yesterday's narrow range. But in a just-barely-wider ..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Microscopically Higher
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:11:00 GMT
Mortgage rates continue operating in an excruciatingly narrow range near their lowest levels of the past few years. Yesterday was the 6th best day of 2025. Today is tied for 7th place after rates moved 0.01% higher on average. While the underlying b..[read more]
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