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Tech Tanks and Bonds Pick Up The Slack
10/22/2026 3:48 PM
Tech Tanks and Bonds Pick Up The Slack What began with focus on funding concerns for Coreweave (and, to a lesser degree, a very small handful of other companies) is spreading to bigger tech names today. Mix and match your favorite combo of disappointing earnings, underwhelming guidance, or cautionary tales ...Read More
 
Another Nice Drop For Rates, Now Near 1-Month Lows
10/22/2026 2:50 PM
Interest rates continue taking cues from the market rethinking the pace of AI-related growth/spending. Last week"s focus was on Coreweave and a few other companies who saw their cost of financing rapidly increase--a sign that investors were starting to worry about future return of capital. One remedy for such worries is to shift money into the safe...Read More
 
LO Performance, AI Governance, ARM, Non-QM Execution, U/W Tools; In-Person Events Into 2027
10/22/2026 10:02 AM
Lender and Broker Products, Services, and Software “Ready to get ahead of what’s next in mortgage technology? Join us for the client-exclusive Optimal Blue Summit 2027, taking place Feb. 1 – 3, 2027, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, for hands-on training, insightful breakout sessions, product demonstrations...Read More
 
Don"t Overthink It. Same Old (New) Story
10/22/2026 8:18 AM
Oil prices are up. Bond yields are down sharply. If this was early September, that wouldn"t make sense. Bonds decoupled from the oil correlation on Fed week and then REALLY decoupled as stronger econ data was priced in, starting with that very weird S&P PMI reaction on Sept 23. Ever since then, yields have been fumbling around in the dark, tryi...Read More
 
Ultimately Flat After Options-Driven Volatility
10/21/2026 3:51 PM
Ultimately Flat After Options-Driven Volatility Treasuries continued in the same sideways holding pattern seen over the past 4 trading sessions. This generally mirrors a holding pattern in certain tech companies" credit risk metrics. In short, bonds currently have nothing better to do than wait and see if t...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates End Flat After Starting Slightly Lower
10/21/2026 2:58 PM
It was another ho-hum day for mortgage rates, which is more of the exception than the rule these days. But we"re not complaining! The uneventful, sideways movement means rates are holding in line with the lowest levels in nearly a month. Today would have been slightly lower than yesterday had it not been for some mid-day weakness in the underlying...Read More
 
Fulfillment, Home Price Performance, Borrower Assistance Tools; Webinars; Non-Agency Products
10/21/2026 10:51 AM
Let’s see what’s in my electronic mailbag. “Rob, is it true that LOs can now join the MBA directly?” Yup. There’s MBA Homebase that provides loan officers with education, coaching, professional development, and a stronger voice in the mortgage industry. It is open to loan officers at every lender and across every origination channel, regardless of ...Read More
 
Waiting For Whatever"s Next
10/21/2026 9:21 AM
We find ourselves in a bit of a lull in the bond market this week, and we don"t object! Yields aren"t screaming back up toward recent highs. Nor are they extending last week"s swift rally. Both would cause problems for different reasons. Consolidating last week"s rally in this narrow, sideways pattern is arguably the very best thing that could have...Read More
 
Tech Concerns Keeping Bonds in The Game
10/20/2026 3:37 PM
Tech Concerns Keeping Bonds in The Game There was some oil price volatility today that looked like it might line up with some of the intraday volatility in the bond market. This may have actually been relevant between 10:10 and 10:30am as various rumors circulated regarding a draft deal. But the general tra...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Lower
10/20/2026 1:45 PM
Mortgage rates dropped 0.03% today on average leaving the top-tier 30yr fixed rate index at 7.40% vs 7.43% yesterday--the third lowest level in more than 3 weeks. As has been and continues to be the case, the lower rates seen since last Wednesday are primarily being driven by concerns about deleveraging and potential contagion in the AI sector. On...Read More




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Inheritances Can Shatter Families. Could a Therapist Help?
10/7/2026 8:18 AM
As the United States faces the greatest wealth transfer in history, some people are turning to therapists to help them pass on their assets in a way that preserves harmony...Read More
 
He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley
9/30/2026 1:52 PM
Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98...Read More
 
College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy
10/5/2026 3:32 PM
Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up...Read More
 
Rivian C.E.O. RJ Scaringe Has Some Ideas for How to Make More Cars in America
9/20/2026 4:01 AM
RJ Scaringe thinks it will take robots, tariffs and diplomacy to maintain a manufacturing base in the United States...Read More
 
Jamie Beaton Could Be the World’s Most Educated Person
9/15/2026 9:00 AM
Jamie Beaton has 12 advanced degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford and other top universities, with more on the way. Why? How...Read More



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