The weather has not been the only thing to heat up this week. After last week’s inflation data showed inflation pressures easing, markets are now…
On the heels of last week’s strong-jobs-numbers-induced selloff, rates markets were looking for some evidence of disinflation this week to counter the strength of the…
The last week of June had all the makings for extreme volatility but managed to stay relatively calm to end the quarter, despite an attempted…
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and a chance to honor the contribution of fallen service members. And if rumors are true…
May started out with a bang with the first week of the month giving us a bank failure, a debt ceiling crisis, a Fed rate…
If March is the month of madness and April the month of fools, many of us are eager to usher in a new season of…
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently announced a decrease to the annual premium charged to borrowers with FHA-backed loans. The reduction goes into effect for…
This question is likely to garner different responses, depending on who you ask, and a plethora of caveats. It is a tough call for the…
The mortgage market is already off to a volatile start in 2022 with Treasury yields soaring, spreads widening, and mortgage rates breaching 4%. The Federal…
By year end, over half of Government-Sponsored Enterprise “GSE” (conventional) forbearance plans and approximately 70% of Ginnie Mae forbearance plans are estimated to expire. Conventional…
A wave of forbearance expirations expected this spring has investors anxiously awaiting clarity on what it will mean for the mortgage market. COVID-19 forbearance plans…