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| Property Data, Construction Products; Webinars and Training; STRATMOR on Operational Readiness | ||
| 1/22/2026 10:49 AM | ||
| Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Curious when a shift from best efforts to mandatory delivery makes sense or how to sharpen an existing hedging strategy? Optimal Blue’s Hedging 101: The Benefits of Mandatory Delivery offers a clear look at the fundamentals that shape effective secondary marketing execution. In this Jan. 27...Read More | ||
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| No Reaction to Early Data, But Slightly Weaker Overnight | ||
| 1/22/2026 8:40 AM | ||
| Bonds found a bid along with stocks yesterday afternoon after Trump announced a "framework of a deal" on Greenland. Markets were much less interested in U.S. access and more concerned with pausing the more immediate market-related implications (new tariffs and changes in foreign demand for Treasuries). This notion was reinforced this morning ...Read More | ||
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| Bonds Recovering a Bit After "Framework of a Deal" on Greenland | ||
| 1/21/2026 2:45 PM | ||
| Bonds Recovering a Bit After "Framework of a Deal" on Greenland Geopolitics have been front and center for financial markets over the past 2 days with both stocks and bonds taking clear cues from newswires pertaining to tariff brinksmanship, trade deal negotiations, foreign wealth fund participation, and ul...Read More | ||
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| Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Lower | ||
| 1/21/2026 2:09 PM | ||
| Markets held more sideways overnight as traders awaited further geopolitical developments today surrounding Greenland. Both stocks and bonds lost ground yesterday on the threat of additional tariffs (and counter-tariffs) as well as decreased participation in the US bond market from foreign wealth funds. When bonds lose ground, rates move hig...Read More | ||
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| Calmer Day so Far, But No Relief From Recent Rout | ||
| 1/21/2026 9:47 AM | ||
| With mortgage rates right where they were 2 weeks ago, things could be worse. But after rising 20bps from last week"s lows, things could also certainly be better. A vast majority of recent volatility was seen at the start of the holiday-shortened week yesterday with a move that left no doubt as to the range breakout in 10yr yields. Geopolitic...Read More | ||
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| Range Breakout Intensifies. Chicken or Egg? | ||
| 1/20/2026 3:52 PM | ||
| Range Breakout Intensifies. Chicken or Egg? After months spent observing the same old range in the bond market, we"re finally in the throes of a confirmed breakout. Unfortunately, the breakout has seen 10yr yields surge almost 10bps above the range ceiling in just 2 days. Technical analysts are high fiving ...Read More | ||
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| Mortgage Rates Jump to Match Highest Levels in Nearly a Month | ||
| 1/20/2026 2:28 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates jumped sharply higher on Tuesday in response to weakness driven by geopolitical events and overseas financial markets. After hitting lows of 5.99% for a few hours on January 9th and spending last week in the low 6"s, the average top tier 30yr fixed rate is back up to 6.21% today. This matches the level seen the day before the ...Read More | ||
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| Custom Software, UW Tools; FHA, USDA News; Webinars Today and Tomorrow; Mitch Kider Interview | ||
| 1/20/2026 10:47 AM | ||
| On today’s Mortgage Law Today at 3PM ET, sponsored by Polunsky Beitel Green, LLP, Brian Levy sits down with Mitch Kider to unpack the shifting legal and regulatory landscape facing mortgage lenders, CFPB uncertainty, fair lending risk, GSE policy, enforcement trends, and how AI is beginning to reshape legal strategy heading into 2026. on tomorrow’s...Read More | ||
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| Bonds Brace For Greenland Fallout. Japan Not Helping Either | ||
| 1/20/2026 8:36 AM | ||
| As Trump"s Greenland aspirations continue unabated, measurable fallout is increasing. Part of the strategy is increased tariffs. EU is also planning/threatening retaliatory tariffs as well as suspending talks on the US/EU trade deal. The latest measurable manifestation of this morning"s fallout is the announcement that a Danish pension fund is liqu...Read More | ||
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| 10yr Yields Finally Break The Range | ||
| 1/16/2026 3:28 PM | ||
| 10yr Yields Finally Break The Range Despite an absence of market movers on the calendar, bonds found a reason to move. In fact, 10yr yields staged their first legit breakout from the narrow trading range of the past 4 months. Whether that has any implications for the future is a debate for technical a...Read More | ||