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NEW 5 for 5 on Uneventful Trading Days; Next Week Should be Different - MBS Commentary - Today, 4:57 PM

Today, 4:57 PM

5 for 5 on Uneventful Trading Days; Next Week Should be Different Heading into this week, if we had to guess...

NEW The Most Stable Mortgage Rate Trend Since 2021 - Mortgage Rate Watch - Today, 4:43 PM

Today, 4:43 PM

There are those who always try to portray the glass as being half full when it comes to the housing market. Then there are those who love a full glass...

Housing News - Today, 2:51 PM

NEW Latest Home Sales Data Adds to Case For a Bounce - Housing News - Today, 2:51 PM

Today, 2:51 PM

For those in the housing and mortgage market, there's certainly been a shift in the tone over the past few weeks. I can't speak for everyone in that ...

MBS Commentary - Today, 12:06 PM

NEW PCE Inflation Joins The Ho-Hum Chorus; What's up With Money Supply? - MBS Commentary - Today, 12:06 PM

Today, 12:06 PM

The two reports most capable of surprising the market this week were Thursday's GDP and Friday's PCE. While it's always good to maintain some respect...

Rob Chrisman - Today, 10:01 AM

NEW Point of Sale, Appraisal, Outsourcing, Appraisal Products; Mergers and Lender Closures Continue - Rob Chrisman - Today, 10:01 AM

Today, 10:01 AM

Every lender or investor with an “a” in their name seems to be subject to rumors and news in recent months. (More on Flagstar and American Pacific bel...

MBS Commentary - Thu, 4:28 PM

NEW No Major Reaction to Data Means More Focus on Next Week - MBS Commentary - Thu, 4:28 PM

Thu, 4:28 PM

No Major Reaction to Data Means More Focus on Next Week Thursday morning's economic data provided one of onl...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Thu, 3:33 PM

NEW Mortgage Rates Hold Almost Perfectly Steady - Mortgage Rate Watch - Thu, 3:33 PM

Thu, 3:33 PM

Scheduled economic reports are one of the first places the market looks to get a read on interest rate momentum. Of all the days this week, Thursday ...

Housing News - Thu, 2:50 PM

NEW New Home Sales Look Like They Want to Bounce - Housing News - Thu, 2:50 PM

Thu, 2:50 PM

The Census Bureau's regularly scheduled monthly report on New Home Sales was released this morning. The annual pace of 616k was right in line with th...

MBS Commentary - Thu, 10:53 AM

NEW Stronger Data Only a Small Speed Bump For Sideways Slide - MBS Commentary - Thu, 10:53 AM

Thu, 10:53 AM

Thursday's opening commentary could very well end up being the closing commentary. We came into the day entertaining the possibility that economic da...

Rob Chrisman - Thu, 9:26 AM

NEW Lead Source, Secondary Marketing, Income Verification, Marketing Tools; FHA VA, Ginnie News - Rob Chrisman - Thu, 9:26 AM

Thu, 9:26 AM

The most dangerous statement in the English language is, “But we’ve always done it this way.” Referral business has always been a mainstay in our biz,...

MBS Commentary - Wed, 3:55 PM

NEW Uneventful Week Continues - MBS Commentary - Wed, 3:55 PM

Wed, 3:55 PM

Uneventful Week Continues Next time bond traders have a hard time getting to sleep, they could just read a r...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Wed, 4:26 PM

NEW Mortgage Rates Move Modestly Lower - Mortgage Rate Watch - Wed, 4:26 PM

Wed, 4:26 PM

Mortgage rates are primarily determined by the bond market, and it's been an uneventful week for bonds! That means we haven't seen much of a change i...

MBS Commentary - Wed, 11:52 AM

NEW Limited Data Leaves Focus on Overseas Events and Treasury Auction - MBS Commentary - Wed, 11:52 AM

Wed, 11:52 AM

If you'd like to skip right to the end, the week is shaping up to be every bit as inconsequential as anticipated with bonds holding in a fairly narrow...

Rob Chrisman - Wed, 9:00 AM

NEW Credit, API, Sales, Repurchase Review, Subservicer Oversight Products; TransUnion Credit Study - Rob Chrisman - Wed, 9:00 AM

Wed, 9:00 AM

There are a lot of topics being covered here at the MBA’s IMB conference. One of them is hedging, and if you want a primer on how lenders are protecti...

Housing News - Wed, 8:10 AM

NEW Mortgage Apps are on the Rise as Rates Drift Lower - Housing News - Wed, 8:10 AM

Wed, 8:10 AM

Mortgage loan activity posted a third straight gain during the week ended January 20 . The Mortgage Brokers Association (MBA) said its Market Composi...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Tue, 4:31 PM

NEW Mortgage Rates Recover After Starting Higher - Mortgage Rate Watch - Tue, 4:31 PM

Tue, 4:31 PM

Mortgage rates began the day at higher levels than yesterday for the average lender, but the movement was fairly small. Most lenders were still able ...

MBS Commentary - Tue, 3:53 PM

NEW Small Scale Volatility Against Bigger-Picture Holding Pattern - MBS Commentary - Tue, 3:53 PM

Tue, 3:53 PM

Small Scale Volatility Against Bigger-Picture Holding Pattern Bonds took several opportunities to react to e...

MBS Commentary - Tue, 11:03 AM

NEW Responsive to Data But Still Range-Bound - MBS Commentary - Tue, 11:03 AM

Tue, 11:03 AM

After having a case of the Mondays yesterday (unclear motivations and range-bound weakness amid low volume and light liquidity) bonds are back in the ...

Rob Chrisman - Tue, 9:54 AM

NEW Hedging, QC, CRM, Insurance, Pre-Qual, Relationship Management Products; Disaster News; Customer Service - Rob Chrisman - Tue, 9:54 AM

Tue, 9:54 AM

Conference attendance in 2023 may be down, given layoffs and budget cuts, but here’s a handy dandy list of events this year and state organizations. (...

MBS Commentary - Mon, 4:07 PM

NEW Bonds Have a Case of The Mondays - MBS Commentary - Mon, 4:07 PM

Mon, 4:07 PM

Bonds Have a Case of The Mondays Unlike the past 3 Mondays, which have seen fairly healthy participation and...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Mon, 4:15 PM

NEW Mortgage Rates Drift Slightly Higher - Mortgage Rate Watch - Mon, 4:15 PM

Mon, 4:15 PM

After hitting the lowest levels in 4 months at times over the past week, rates have drifted up a bit. There hasn't been much rhyme or reason behind t...

MBS Commentary - Mon, 11:34 AM

NEW Weaker Start With Supply in Focus - MBS Commentary - Mon, 11:34 AM

Mon, 11:34 AM

Reduced to the most simplistic of considerations, bond market price movement is all about supply and demand. The same is true of just about anything ...

Rob Chrisman - Mon, 9:53 AM

NEW Cybersecurity, Efficiency, DSCR, Lead Management, Correspondent Products, Freddie/Fannie Changes Continue - Rob Chrisman - Mon, 9:53 AM

Mon, 9:53 AM

Do you know what “splooting” is? Here’s a hint: 4-legged animals do it. (Hey, I don’t make these things up.) Quite the word. Words are very interestin...

MBS Commentary - Fri, 5:03 PM

NEW Bonds Retreat a Bit. No Compelling Reasons or Implications - MBS Commentary - Fri, 5:03 PM

Fri, 5:03 PM

Bonds Retreat a Bit. No Compelling Reasons or Implications Bonds rallied to the best levels in months ear...

MBS Commentary - Fri, 1:01 PM

NEW Reconsidering a Range Breakout - MBS Commentary - Fri, 1:01 PM

Fri, 1:01 PM

Since coming off the highest rates in more than a decade in November, bonds ran into resistance just before the end of the year. That resistance coin...

Housing News - Fri, 12:20 PM

NEW Existing Home Sales Shrink for 11th Month - Housing News - Fri, 12:20 PM

Fri, 12:20 PM

Existing home sales fell back for the 11th straight month in December according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) The month’s sales of ...

Rob Chrisman - Fri, 10:17 AM

NEW Non-QM 2nds, Renovation, Homeowner, Realtor-Facing Products; Reaction to Govt LLPA and Securitization Changes - Rob Chrisman - Fri, 10:17 AM

Fri, 10:17 AM

What would this opening paragraph be without some fun, non-mortgage stuff? Watch a rare livestream of bald eagles nesting on eggs in California. 32 tr...

MBS Commentary - Thu, 3:51 PM

NEW Here's What's Up With These Big Swings in MBS Prices - MBS Commentary - Thu, 3:51 PM

Thu, 3:51 PM

Here's What's Up With These Big Swings in MBS Prices Thursday ended up being a boring, uneventful trading da...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Thu, 4:04 PM

NEW Mortgage Rates Are Actually Slightly Higher This Week - Mortgage Rate Watch - Thu, 4:04 PM

Thu, 4:04 PM

If you cross paths with the average mortgage rate article (or tweet/post/etc) today, chances are you'll see some mention of "rates moving lower." Tha...

Housing News - Thu, 1:21 PM

NEW Some BIG Changes to Mortgage Costs Were Just Announced - Housing News - Thu, 1:21 PM

Thu, 1:21 PM

In a single moment, the fees for a vast majority of new mortgages in the US have changed. In some cases, the changes are drastic, both for better and...

MBS Commentary - Thu, 11:41 AM

NEW Liquidity Issues Making MBS Look Bad - MBS Commentary - Thu, 11:41 AM

Thu, 11:41 AM

So much illiquidity this week... But what does that really mean? Let's break it down... There are buyers and sellers in the MBS market submitting "...

Rob Chrisman - Thu, 9:37 AM

NEW Hedging, Pooling, Outsourcing, Jumbo, HELOC Servicing Products; Events and Webinars - Rob Chrisman - Thu, 9:37 AM

Thu, 9:37 AM

“Wet” January is going well for me. Wait… did I get that wrong? If food news is more to your liking, Krispy Kreme has rolled out donuts covered in Bis...

MBS Commentary - Wed, 4:20 PM

NEW Big Rally Challenges Range Floor. What Next? - MBS Commentary - Wed, 4:20 PM

Wed, 4:20 PM

Big Rally Challenges Range Floor. What Next? Bonds started strong in the overnight session thanks to an unch...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Wed, 4:28 PM

NEW Mortgage Rates Fall to New 4-Month Lows After Downbeat Data - Mortgage Rate Watch - Wed, 4:28 PM

Wed, 4:28 PM

Mortgage rates moved down at a fairly quick pace today following a slew of rate-friendly headlines. Technically, the headlines were good for the bond...

Rob Chrisman - Wed, 4:16 PM

NEW TPO non-Agency products; credit reporting, QC, home insurance, fee collection tools; mortgage apps skyrocket - Rob Chrisman - Wed, 4:16 PM

Wed, 4:16 PM

A friend out in California asked me how much, on average, I spend on a bottle of wine. I replied, “About half an hour.” Plenty of wine is being consum...

MBS Commentary - Wed, 11:55 AM

NEW Strong Start on BOJ and Data; Do Stocks Care About Powell's Covid? - MBS Commentary - Wed, 11:55 AM

Wed, 11:55 AM

There was a fair amount of anticipation over the most recent policy announcement from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) which came out early in the overnight se...

Housing News - Wed, 11:02 AM

NEW Builders See a Turn-Around in Housing Starts on the Horizon - Housing News - Wed, 11:02 AM

Wed, 11:02 AM

On top of the solid report on mortgage volume earlier today, comes another hopeful report from the construction industry. The National Association of ...

Rob Chrisman - Wed, 9:49 AM

NEW TPO Non-Agency Products; Credit Reporting, QC, Home Insurance, Fee Collection Tools; Mortgage Apps Skyrocket - Rob Chrisman - Wed, 9:49 AM

Wed, 9:49 AM

A friend out in California asked me how much, on average, I spend on a bottle of wine. I replied, “About half an hour.” Plenty of wine is being consum...

Housing News - Wed, 9:41 AM

NEW Mortgage Applications Off to Promising Start in New Year - Housing News - Wed, 9:41 AM

Wed, 9:41 AM

loan application volume, increased 27.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis The Refinance Index rose 34 percent week-over-week but remains 81 p...

MBS Commentary - Tue, 3:59 PM

NEW Limited Market Motivations as Traders Wait to Fill in Blanks - MBS Commentary - Tue, 3:59 PM

Tue, 3:59 PM

Limited Market Motivations as Traders Wait to Fill in Blanks There was a palpable absence of relevant source...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Tue, 3:39 PM

NEW Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher to Begin New Week - Mortgage Rate Watch - Tue, 3:39 PM

Tue, 3:39 PM

The holiday-shortened week sees mortgage rates starting out slightly higher when compared to the end of last week. Versus any other day in the past 4...

MBS Commentary - Tue, 12:15 PM

NEW Old Range is New Again as Markets Wait For Mid-Tier Data - MBS Commentary - Tue, 12:15 PM

Tue, 12:15 PM

By the middle of December, bond yields made a convincing move down from decades-long highs and settled in a sideways range on CPI/Fed week. We re-ent...

Rob Chrisman - Tue, 9:19 AM

NEW Secondary, DSCR, Marketing, POS, QC, DPA Tools; MBA's Home Equity Study; Experian Hack - Rob Chrisman - Tue, 9:19 AM

Tue, 9:19 AM

Carol K. writes, “Back in my day there was so much cheap toilet paper and eggs that we would throw them at the houses of our enemies.” And then there’...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Fri, 4:50 PM

NEW If Rates Are at 4-Month Lows, Why Does The Fed Say They're Going Higher? - Mortgage Rate Watch - Fri, 4:50 PM

Fri, 4:50 PM

Mortgage rates officially hit their lowest levels in 4 months after this week's inflation data. Despite the recent progress, Fed officials continue to...

MBS Commentary - Fri, 3:30 PM

NEW Incidental Weakness Today, But Let's Focus on The Bigger Picture - MBS Commentary - Fri, 3:30 PM

Fri, 3:30 PM

Incidental Weakness Today, But Let's Focus on The Bigger Picture Bonds tried to stage a mid-day rally, but e...

MBS Commentary - Fri, 12:26 PM

NEW OK, So Now What? - MBS Commentary - Fri, 12:26 PM

Fri, 12:26 PM

Recently, the bond market's job description seems to be almost entirely focused on reacting to CPI and then waiting for the next one. Perhaps we can ...

Rob Chrisman - Fri, 9:15 AM

NEW Profitability, Efficiency, Fraud Management Products; VA, FHA, USDA, Ginnie News - Rob Chrisman - Fri, 9:15 AM

Fri, 9:15 AM

“When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.” In late 2022 vendors and lenders had a taste of the first part of 2023, and it isn’t ...

MBS Commentary - Thu, 4:15 PM

NEW Bonds Finally Decide They Liked Today's Inflation Numbers - MBS Commentary - Thu, 4:15 PM

Thu, 4:15 PM

Bonds Finally Decide They Liked Today's Inflation Numbers You won't see too many days with a 10+ bp rally in...

Mortgage Rate Watch - Thu, 4:46 PM

NEW Lowest Rates in 4 Months After Inflation Data - Mortgage Rate Watch - Thu, 4:46 PM

Thu, 4:46 PM

Today brought the scheduled monthly release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Of all the monthly economic reports, this one has had the biggest impa...

MBS Commentary - Thu, 10:30 AM

NEW Plenty of Volatility After CPI Data - MBS Commentary - Thu, 10:30 AM

Thu, 10:30 AM

CPI came out very much in line with forecasts. We'd discussed the possibility of threading the needle in terms of financial markets not moving much i...

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	Rate	Change	Points
30 Yr. Fixed	6.20%	+0.02%	0.00
15 Yr. Fixed	5.26%	+0.02%	0.00
30 Yr. Jumbo	5.70%	+0.00%	0.00
5/1 ARM	6.25%	+0.05%	0.00
30 Yr. FHA	5.77%	+0.00%	0.00
30 Yr. VA	5.83%	+0.01%	0.00
Updates Daily - Last Updated: 1/27

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	Price/Yield	Change
UMBS 5.0	100.36	+0.16	95.14	108.75
GNMA 5.0	100.69	+0.22	95.80	105.94
UMBS-15 5.0	101.64	-0.06	98.33	103.91
10 YR	3.507	+0.003
30 YR	3.626	-0.016
Last Updated: 01/27/2023 05:05:11PM EST