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Light Volatility and Modest Gains Ahead of CPI
10/13/2026 1:53 PM
Light Volatility and Modest Gains Ahead of CPI Bonds were modestly stronger in the overnight session in a move that is easiest to attribute to ongoing supportive buying in response to recently higher yields in the long end of the market. Fed Funds Futures were also in play as implied Fed Funds tracked fairl...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates Inch to Another 2-Week Low
10/13/2026 1:35 PM
It was an uneventfully good day for mortgage rates. Unlike the average day over the past several weeks, there was minimal intraday volatility in the underlying bond market. This allowed the average lender to issue rates once this morning and avoid intraday rate changes.  Fortunately, the overnight market movement was in our favor today as tra...Read More
 
Warehouse, Litigation Webinar, AMC, HELOC Products; OB/Usherpa, Newrez/eXp Deals
10/13/2026 10:27 AM
If you want privacy, you may not want to buy a new car: Many new cards share your data with third-party companies via technology. Here at the MBA National, tech is not only a popular topic, but, thanks to AddyAI, there is an Agentic registered “attendee” named Adele. The robot’s job is roaming the halls. Are you doing your “dream” job? They vary by...Read More
 
Stronger Start. It"s Complicated
10/13/2026 8:57 AM
Tuesday morning joins a fairly long list of trading days where overnight bond market movement cannot be cleanly connected to news headlines or econ data. With yields having recently pushed up to multi-decade highs, and Fed policy expectations constantly shifting, this will be an ongoing phenomenon. Over the past several sessions, there"s definitely...Read More
 
Another Nice Round Trip For Bonds--Especially MBS
10/9/2026 3:38 PM
Another Nice Round Trip For Bonds--Especially MBS Nothing new or interesting happened today in terms of underlying events, news, or data. But the price action itself was a different story. While the moves weren"t extreme, it was nonetheless notable that bonds lost ground in a very intentional way this morni...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates Officially at 2 Week Lows
10/9/2026 1:37 PM
Even though the underlying bond market is in slightly weaker shape today, mortgage rates ended up trickling just a bit lower than yesterday"s latest levels. This can happen on occasions when there is a strong rally late in the previous day. Mortgage lenders don"t end up passing along all of that improvement in rate sheets and some of them decide to...Read More
 
Polly and Hedging, Database, Equity, CE, Fulfillment Tools; Prepayments; Dart Acquires ACT
10/9/2026 10:50 AM
As Robbie and I prepare to head to Chicago this weekend for the “MBA National,” yesterday I was speaking with someone at the bar at Legs Inn in Northern Michigan. (Yeah, it’s somethin’.) We shouldn’t be afraid to talk about the economy, or politics, and I told her that I’ve been in capital markets for over 40 years and there are plenty of clever sa...Read More
 
Slightly Weaker Start. Keep 3-Day Weekend in Mind
10/9/2026 8:50 AM
After yesterday"s nice comeback, here"s how we"re thinking about today. Fridays before 3-day weekends: frequently see a move to the sidelines among certain investors. Traders who were tactically long bonds over the past 2 days could be booking profit. Translation: some of the strength over the past 2 days could turn to weakness for purely mecha...Read More
 
Yields "Plummet" to Best Level In...
10/8/2026 3:16 PM
Yields "Plummet" to Best Level In... 4 trading days...  All the way back on October 2nd (last Friday), intraday lows were 5.151%. In other words, today"s rally was definitely nice and definitely worth discussing, but if we"re witnessing the inception of anything legitimately exciting here, it"s in an e...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates Near 2-Week Lows After Biggest Daily Drop in 3 Months
10/8/2026 3:06 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today at their fastest pace in 3 months with the average top-tier 30yr fixed scenario ultimately falling 0.09%. There were thrills and chills along the way as well. The day actually began with a 0.01% INCREASE versus yesterday"s latest levels. This highlights a unique aspect of our rate index which has the ability to cha...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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