Supposedly commercial air travel is back to normal, good for anyone coming in for the Mortgage Bankers Association of St. Louis event tomorrow and Thursday’s Mortgage Bankers Association of Kansas ...

We've seen a clumsy, confused return of various economic reports this morning (several reports were no previously announced with rescheduled release dates). Thankfully, the surprise releases were not ...

The bond market (which dictates rates) was roughly unchanged over the weekend. As such, it's no surprise to see mortgage rates right in line with Friday's latest levels. For the average lender, this ...

Uneventful Monday; MBS Underperform In the bigger picture, bonds were flat on Monday without any major volatility in either direction. But if we break out the microscope, we find longer-term ...

Its dog eat dog in the ranks of the FHFA and Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. The question is, does anyone care, or is anyone ...

Due to the proprietary methodology and the volume of correspondence we receive, we are unable to respond to questions about the rate index. The following list attempts to answer the most common ...

Mortgage rates rose somewhat sharply following the late October Fed meeting but have been in a relatively narrow range so far ...

Bonds Look Past 10yr Auction to Maintain Focus on Jobs While there were no big ticket economic reports on today's calendar, ...

Mortgage rates are based on bond market movement and bonds are much stronger today compared to Monday. Although bonds were ...

Missouri and Tennessee are tied for bordering the most states: eight. This week I head to Missouri, the jumping off point for thousands of wagon trains heading west in the mid-1800s. Back then, land ...

Gains Completely Erased; Stocks Looking More Culpable Viewed in a vacuum, this mornings 7-8am rally remains enigmatic. There ...

Mortgage rates went into the weekend with a small cushion thanks to movement in the bond market on Friday. Specifically, ...