Heading into the week, we knew there was a high bar for any legitimate mortgage rate fireworks. In addition to a dearth of ...

Modest Incidental Weakness Despite a bit of incidental selling today, the bond market has survived the winter holiday season ...

Some percentage of readers reading today’s Commentary are doing so from an airport in the Northeast, waiting for their ...

Friday is merely a day to be watched in case it misbehaves. The econ calendar is essentially empty (just S&P manufacturing ...

Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software In an open letter reflecting on a landmark 2025, Polly Founder and CEO ...

With another holiday closure on deck and light calendar of events, the rate market is off to another uneventful start this ...

Although Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage rate survey (released today) suggested the lowest rates since October 2024, our daily numbers offer a bit more nuance. To be sure, October 28th and September ...

Human traders may be extremely underrepresented on today's half-day trading session, but the robots/algos know what to do ...

“At Optimal Blue, we’d like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to the incredible clients and partners who made this year unforgettable. Your trust and collaboration fuel our mission to deliver ...

Although the bond market is technically open today, it might as well not be. Late year holidays (Thanksgiving, X-mas, New ...

Token Year-End Volatility Wednesday's shortened session offered more excitement than the first two days of the week. There ...

Mortgage rates have broadly been in a narrow holding pattern for the past 4 months and an even narrower range during December ...