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| Have Bonds Found Their Post-Fed Footing? | ||
| 11/6/2025 4:14 PM | ||
| Have Bonds Found Their Post-Fed Footing? Looked at one way, bonds have been in a moderate selling trend since Fed day. Viewed through another lens, Fed day caused an isolated lurch toward higher yields and then we were generally sideways until yesterday"s econ data caused another lurch higher. The com...Read More | ||
| Nice Little Recovery For Mortgage Rates | ||
| 11/6/2025 3:29 PM | ||
| As of yesterday afternoon, mortgage rates were right in line with the highest levels in more than a month. The upward momentum was largely a product of 2 specific days: the October 29th Fed announcement and yesterday"s duo of economic reports that suggested less cause for concern over the labor market and strength of the services sector. Now today...Read More | ||
| AI Processing, Borrower Experience and Targeting Tools; Labor Market is Being Pummeled | ||
| 11/6/2025 10:51 AM | ||
| Frequent conference goers or traveling salespeople are obviously concerned about the Trump Administration cutting 10 percent of flights for a variety of reasons. 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 Transportation Security Administration agents are working without pay. For anyone looking for a job through the Job Board, here’s a pro tip for a ...Read More | ||
| New Data Sources Bring New Inspiration | ||
| 11/6/2025 9:49 AM | ||
| The shutdown has not only placed more emphasis on the alternative data that was already in the rotation, but also fueled interest in new sources. One that you"ll likely hear more about in the coming months is Revelio Labs, a company using data aggregation and modeling to synthesize it"s own version of nonfarm payrolls. While it"s far from an ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Near 2-Month Highs After Today"s Econ Data | ||
| 11/5/2025 3:08 PM | ||
| A common recent refrain is that the bond market (which dictates interest rates) is having to make do without many of the most important regularly-scheduled economic reports due to the government shutdown. While this means rates must "fly blind" on many of the days that would normally coincide with these government economic reports, there are other ...Read More | ||
| Broker, Non-QM, Compliance, Workflow, AI, Tax Tools; ADP Jobs Data and Rates | ||
| 11/5/2025 11:00 AM | ||
| “Did you hear about the Chinese guy who spoke out against the government? Exactly.” Hate the U.S. Government or love it, sometimes government and lender interaction is beneficial, sometimes not. The ongoing federal government shutdown not only has impacted citizen’s psychology, but has hit FHA and VA loan processing via reduced staff, creating endo...Read More | ||
| 2 Key Reports, 2 Reasons to Sell Bonds | ||
| 11/5/2025 9:28 AM | ||
| Today is a rare day when it comes to economic data. The first Wednesday of any given month is often an important one for economic data because ISM Services often falls on Wednesday, joining ADP to create a duo with a strong track record of market movement. In today"s case, because of the government shutdown, it means we"re getting a hig...Read More | ||
| Wednesday More Likely to Take Cues From Econ Data | ||
| 11/4/2025 3:49 PM | ||
| Wednesday More Likely to Take Cues From Econ Data Bonds benefited from heavy stock selling late in the overnight session. This is not the typical pattern seen these days, but it"s not uncommon to see some positive spillover into bonds when stock losses are sharp enough. In any event, it"s not something to c...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Near Recent Highs | ||
| 11/4/2025 3:33 PM | ||
| The average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate was technically 0.01% higher than yesterday, but that"s the smallest possible detected move. It"s just as fair to say rates held steady today. While it"s always nice to avoid a more serious rate spike on any given day, by holding flat, rates are remaining in line with their highest levels in just...Read More | ||
| Correspondent and Wholesale News; CUs and Realtors, Borrower Engagement Tools; Regulatory Readiness | ||
| 11/4/2025 10:44 AM | ||
| “Being a parent is like being a psychic who is always right but is always ignored.” Here in Austin, TX, whether it was the Texas Women Mortgage Bankers’ Fall Social with Faith Schwartz and Alanna McCargo last night or the TMBA’s Housing Summit speakers today, no one is ignoring anything. No lender can ignore the shutdown, and anyone who believes th...Read More | ||