
Knock Knock Knockin' on 10yr Floor
Knock Knock Knockin' on 10yr Floor Sometimes, it's a shame that the 7yr Treasury isn't the most popular bond market benchmark. If it were, today's headline could reference "knockin' on 7's floor." Whether it's the 3.77 level in the 7yr Treasury yield or 4.0% in the 10yr, bonds are repeatedly approac
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Best Week For Mortgage Rates in Years
Given that we have the somewhat unpopular job of reporting that today's average top-tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate is 6.00 again, rather than the 5.99 seen earlier this week, we can at least find one glowingly positive development as a silver lining. In fact, the silver lining is more than a consolat
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MBS Optimization, Non-Del Non-QM, Fraud, Realtor Tools; STRATMOR on Momentum; Jamie Dimon, AI, and Markets
The latest example is ICE Mortgage Technology launching its new Homeowner Portal, powered by LERETA’s tax tracking data, “giving homeowners real-time visibility into their property tax and insurance payment information. The integration enhances transparency for borrowers while helping servicers impr
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Back to The Stronger End of The Range
This is the problem with narrow trading ranges. Yesterday, yields were safely inside a narrow range near long-term lows. Today, they're challenging the lowest levels since November. Any time we're at the best levels in months, it's normal to want to know why, but because of the narrow range, there i
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