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AI Strategy, SaaS, HELOC, Non-QM Products; Webinars; Capital Markets React to Election Results
11/4/2026 10:48 AM
Yes, there was/is an election which is certainly a discussion topic here in Dallas, but regardless of the results, many people who don’t own homes want to buy one, and people who do may be facing life changes and could use personal advice. Here’s a trend: Homeowners who won’t give up a 3 percent mortgage are becoming landlords instead. Do you have ...Read More
 
Volatile Gains as Markets Digest Elections and Data
11/4/2026 9:50 AM
There are several moving parts to today"s trading levels, but the TL;DR is that bonds are holding modest gains so far despite some 2-way volatility. The overnight session started out with the strongest gains of the day, clearly coinciding with a stock market swoon.  Stock prices and bond yields bounced higher when the senate majority was calle...Read More
 
Early Strength Thwarted by Data and Resilience in Equities
11/3/2026 3:17 PM
Early Strength Thwarted by Data and Resilience in Equities There are several ways to view today"s bond market movement and none of them are terribly important. Sharply lower oil prices had a small, friendly impact on bonds early in the day following more hopeful war-related headlines, but context is importa...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Higher After Stronger Econ Data
11/3/2026 2:21 PM
Well... they can"t all be winners. It seems as if rates could do no wrong over the past 3 days with each marking the lowest level in more than a month for the average top tier 30yr fixed rate. Today wasn"t a winner, but it wasn"t exactly bad. Apart from the past 3 days, today would still have been the lowest rate in more than a month, and it was on...Read More
 
POS, DPA, HELOC, LO Productivity Tools; Webinars; STRATMOR on M&A; MISMO"s Compliance Dataset
11/3/2026 10:48 AM
Lender and Broker Products, Services, and Software Most lenders are still catching up on tech. Here’s your chance to get ahead. In this report, Plaid and National Mortgage News asked 128 lenders how they’re handling today’s pressures. Most still rely on manual processes, and only 15 percent have optimized their tech strategy. Read the report to s...Read More
 
Just a Bit More Evidence For War Headlines and Oil Prices Helping Bonds
11/3/2026 7:57 AM
Bonds were sideways to slightly weaker overnight, but they"re rallying back to unchanged levels in the 8am hour following favorable headlines regarding the Iran war.  Iranian officials floated the possibility of concessions in exchange for sanctions relief and separate headlines suggested Washington approved a draft MOU.  Certainly not th...Read More
 
Little-Moved by Huge Drop in Oil and Tech Stocks
11/2/2026 3:27 PM
Little-Moved by Huge Drop in Oil and Tech Stocks Bonds were technically stronger at 4pm ET, but just barely. Over the past 2 sessions, we"ve seen Treasury yields noticeably disconnect from the prevailing correlation with tech stocks. This began after the opening bell last Friday and mostly continued today. ...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady at Recent Lows
11/2/2026 2:39 PM
It was a perfectly fine day for mortgage rates to start the new week. The underlying bond market improved modestly, drawing on a combination of sharply lower oil prices and another drop in tech-related stocks. While it"s true that oil prices haven"t had a reliable impact on bonds/rates over the past month, today"s drop was big enough that is proba...Read More
 
Broker, Home Equity, Verification, M&A Data; Legal Issue Conference; Non-Agency Product News
11/2/2026 10:44 AM
Sometimes you and your teammates have different priorities. I head to Dallas tomorrow for a private mortgage event, where the priorities will probably be mostly aligned. Besides the election, and perhaps the inflation-beating Costco’s Thanksgiving meal, the profitability of HELOCs, 2nd mortgages, and equity products in general will definitely be a ...Read More
 
Slightly Stronger Start. Mostly Holding After ISM Data
11/2/2026 9:22 AM
Bonds were initially a hair weaker at the start of the overnight session, but rallied gradually after that. The sharpest gains arrived at the 9:30am NYSE open, suggesting money manager reallocations and "new month" trades. ISM Manufacturing hit 30 minutes later and the first reaction was modest bounce toward slightly higher yields and slightly high...Read More




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In San Francisco’s A.I. Boom, a First Date Has Become an Interview
10/31/2026 4:00 AM
When there is A.I. to build, who has time for romance? Techies are going out less and expecting more on each date — including a family health history...Read More
 
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



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