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| Yields "Plummet" to Best Level In... | ||
| 10/8/2026 3:16 PM | ||
| Yields "Plummet" to Best Level In... 4 trading days... All the way back on October 2nd (last Friday), intraday lows were 5.151%. In other words, today"s rally was definitely nice and definitely worth discussing, but if we"re witnessing the inception of anything legitimately exciting here, it"s in an e...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Near 2-Week Lows After Biggest Daily Drop in 3 Months | ||
| 10/8/2026 3:06 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates moved lower today at their fastest pace in 3 months with the average top-tier 30yr fixed scenario ultimately falling 0.09%. There were thrills and chills along the way as well. The day actually began with a 0.01% INCREASE versus yesterday"s latest levels. This highlights a unique aspect of our rate index which has the ability to cha...Read More | ||
| Non-Agency Execution, Processing, UAD 3.6, Servicing, VA Loss Mit Products; Credit Pilot Webinar | ||
| 10/8/2026 10:42 AM | ||
| “My friend is an EMT, and she"s amazing on trivia night. She"s usually the first responder.” The United States is full of trivia. Did you know that part of Florida is in the Central Time Zone? (Fourteen states are in more than one time zone!) Do you know what Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kenau Reeves, and Michelle Pfeiffer have in common? They all can qu...Read More | ||
| It"s Time to Play "Name That Line" | ||
| 10/8/2026 8:36 AM | ||
| Bonds were initially moderately weaker this morning morning in a move that followed oil prices and hawkish Fed comments. Chris Waller said more hikes were needed due to a strong economy, persistently high inflation, and the risk that inflation expectations would become unanchored after 5.5 years above target. This hit the short end of the curve&nbs...Read More | ||
| Full Recovery! | ||
| 10/7/2026 3:56 PM | ||
| Full Recovery! The patient looked critical this morning with 10yr yields pushing up to new long-term highs just over 5.36%, but by the early afternoon, there was a full recovery. In fact, most of the recovery arrived after 9:30am ET (and before 11am ET). Any time 9:30am kicks off a big move, we think about ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Started Much Higher But Almost Fully Recovered | ||
| 10/7/2026 2:50 PM | ||
| It was an exciting day for mortgage rates, and while we technically ended up slightly higher, it could have been much worse. In fact, it WAS much worse earlier in the day, but only for about 30 minutes. Our daily rate index can be updated throughout the day if mortgage lenders change their rates in sufficient numbers. If we reported only the...Read More | ||
| Sales Performance, Compliance, Borrower Satisfaction Tools; Brian V. on Industry Noise | ||
| 10/7/2026 10:51 AM | ||
| Lender and Broker Products, Services, and Software “Chicagoans have one unbreakable rule: no ketchup on a hot dog. Mortgage lenders should have one too: no questions that don"t belong on the application. Floify brings that same discipline to MBA Annual in Chicago, October 11–14 at the Hyatt Regency, where the industry celebrates homeownership and...Read More | ||
| No Surprise: It Was a Trap | ||
| 10/7/2026 9:07 AM | ||
| If there"s been a safe bet to make on isolated rally days over the past 2 months, it"s that they"ll be soon followed by a return to the prevailing trend toward higher rates. Today fills that role with gusto. We hate gusto--this kind anyway. Unfortunately, this kind of gusto is all we have, and there"s no convenient, singular explanation even though...Read More | ||
| Today Was "Nice" For Bonds | ||
| 10/6/2026 3:02 PM | ||
| Today Was "Nice" For Bonds Bonds bucked their prevailing trend and managed to move slightly lower in yield today. Unlike yesterday"s session which had no clear correlation with underlying events, today"s move traced a drop in oil prices fairly clearly. Some analysts thought that an improvement in French gov...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Near 1-Week Lows | ||
| 10/6/2026 2:40 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates actually fell today--something they"ve done only 7 times since August 25th. While the outright levels remain near the highest since 2003, they"re near the lowest in just over a week with top-tier 30yr fixed rates down to 7.56% for the average lender. What gives? Is this a sign that recent upward momentum is starting to wane? It"s to...Read More | ||