JOLTS Data Didn't Help, But it Didn't Hurt Much Either Bonds were moderately stronger overnight and then weaker after the ...

My cat Myrtle never seemed to listen, but heard lots. LOs can hear the difference, when dealing with a borrower, between ...

Bonds Finally Seeing Some Support Whether one wants to give credit to the big rally in Japanese bonds, the weak labor market ...

Sometimes a Tuesday is just a Tuesday for mortgage rates.  In the present week, any day is capable of generating some volatility due to one of several economic reports on the calendar.  This isn't ...

Mortgage rates have been in an exceptionally narrow range since last Tuesday with the 30yr fixed index hovering just under 7% ...

First thing's first: the overnight rally was fairly modest with 10yr yields dropping about 3bps to 4.41 ahead of the domestic ...

New Month Selling Trumps ISM Data It's not that this morning's ISM data failed to help the bond market. In fact, it accounted ...

The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) weekly application survey continues to track closely with the more granular daily ...

The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)—which tracks contract signings on existing homes—has ...

There was a bit of behind-the-scenes volatility in the bond market today.  Normally, bond volatility translates to interest ...

Both FHFA and Case Shiller released home price data this week with some mixed messages for the housing market. The first ...

It has turned out to be a surprisingly calm week for mortgage rates and, as of today, largely a victorious one, even if the ...