Mortgage rates continue showing a willingness to play by at least a few of the same rules that typically apply. Most of the rules went out the window as the market reacted to coronavirus--specifically the unprecedented joblessness hitting all at once and, with it, an unprecedented surge in mortgage payment forbearances. Forbearances mean that mortgage investors face significant uncertainty when it comes to how and when they'll be repaid. That's had various effects on mortgage pricing and availability, many of them huge and abrupt. While the initial shock associated with the forbearance situati... (read more)