Posted To: MBS Commentary Compared to stocks, bond markets tend to be more affected by changes in market participation surrounding holidays and other sources of illiquidity. Liquidity is closely related…
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today against the backdrop of the unique bond market conditions seen on Thanksgiving week. Bond markets underlie mortgage rates, and…
Posted To: MBS Commentary Looked at under a microscope, there was a fair amount of intraday volatility this morning. Treasury yields fell overnight, reaching the best levels in 3 sessions,…
Posted To: MBS Commentary It's no great mystery that momentum in bond markets (at least in 10yr Treasury yields and MBS) is sharply sideways at the moment–not only in terms…
Posted To: Pipeline Press What is more relaxing than breakfast in bed? IHOP is there for you, and is testing IHOP home delivery in various states. Roshambo to see who…
Posted To: MBS Commentary So far this week, both of the trading days have done everything in their powe r to be as meaningless as possible. There have been no…
Posted To: Pipeline Press The lending world has plenty of truly very busy people. (Or maybe that is what they tell their bosses.) How best to communicate with them? Here’s…
Posted To: MND NewsWire As predicted, mortgage delinquencies resulting from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma continued to play out in October. Black Knight Financial Services, in its “First Look” at the…
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates fell modestly today, with bond market strength both before and after the release of the Fed Minutes (a more detailed account of the…
Posted To: MBS Commentary We've discussed the tenor of Thanksgiving week in bond markets being more to do with serendipity than traditional "cause and effect" relationships. That means the events…
