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Solid Bond Rally For Debatable Reasons
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:26:08 GMT
Solid Bond Rally For Debatable Reasons Bonds improved moderately well overnight and added to those gains steadily during the domestic session. Ask 10 traders why and you might not get 10 different answers, ..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Continue Lower
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:47:00 GMT
Mortgage rates continue the slow, bumpy process of healing from the rapid rise seen 2 weeks ago. Last week was a solid victory in that sense with rates moving steadily and meaningfully lower without any major rebounds. The present week started out on..[read more]
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Bigger Picture Starting to Look More Normal
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:19:21 GMT
What's "normal" for the bond market? That depends how far back you want to look. Starting in late February, we had about a month of mostly sideways movement in a relatively narrow range as we waited for clarity on new fiscal policies and econom..[read more]
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Loan Delivery, Borrower Search Products; AI and Lending; MAA Action Week; Bank and CU M&A Heating Up
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:48:06 GMT
"I hate it when I see an old person and then realize we went to high school together.' Nothing lasts forever, not top lenders or even computer companies. We may reach the point where only old people remember Tandem Computers, Commodore Business Machi..[read more]
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Want to Buy but Already Own? These are Your Options.
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:52:04 GMT
So you want to buy a house but already own. These are your options. Many current homeowners would like to sell their home and trade up or down but aren't sure how in this competitive Real Estate market. If you're not feeling stuck because of a 2% pa..[read more]
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Bonds Lose Almost All The Gains After Inflation Warnings in The Data
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:42:07 GMT
Bonds Lose Almost All The Gains After Inflation Warnings in The Data Bonds started out sharply stronger today after Trump walked back previous comments on Fed Chair Powell. Headlines regarding lower tariffs for C..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Pulled in Two Directions, But End Day Lower
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:12:00 GMT
Mortgage rates are an extension of the financial market, so it's no surprise that they've been more volatile than normal over the past few weeks as markets react to fiscal headlines. The latest dust-up involved Trump's criticism of Fed Chair Powell w..[read more]
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Warehouse, AI Scenario, Processing Tools; Freddie and Fannie Changes; Mr. Cooper's New MBS
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:50:37 GMT
"I won a million dollars and donated a quarter of it to charity! I now have $999999.75 left.' Money can be funny' or not. In the past, a "flight to quality' or "flight to safety' didn't involve feckless investors searching for a place to park their m..[read more]
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What's Up With Today's Big Bond Rally?!
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:17:35 GMT
Two factors had been contributing more than others to drive bond yields higher as of yesterday. The broader, ongoing factor is/was the tariff/trade stand-off with China. Whether approached through the lens of inflation or decreased foreign appe..[read more]
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Broadly Sideways Despite Intraday Volatility
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:37:41 GMT
Broadly Sideways Despite Intraday Volatility Shorter term bonds lost ground today while longer term bonds and MBS managed a modest victory. While this isn't really a victory considering the mixed performance..[read more]
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