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Consumer confidence falls ahead of FOMC

Published Date 7/26/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Markets will be focused on FOMC this week

Published Date 7/25/2022 Last Thursday and Friday the 10 yr. note declined 26 bps and MBS prices jumped 90 bps (4.5 coupon). The FOMC will release the policy statement on Wednesday afternoon with an increase of

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Three things that could impact rates this week

Published Date 7/25/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Mortgage Market News for the week ended July 22, 2022

published 7/22/2022 ECB Rate Hike During a light week for economic news, the biggest event was the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting. The ECB surprised some investors with its aggressive move to tighten monetary policy to

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Expectations shift on Fed rate hikes

Published Date 7/22/2022 A major change in sentiment yesterday and so far, this morning. Yesterday kind of out of the blue the 10 yr. note rate declined 15 bps and at 8:30 am ET this morning

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Initial Weekly Jobless Claims continues to climb

Published Date 7/21/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Markets remain calm despite historic inflation

Published Date 7/20/2022 US equity markets had a stellar day yesterday pushing interest rates higher and MBS prices a little lower. This morning the stock indexes started weaker; interest rates declined. Can’t put two days together

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Mixed housing data leaves markets in a neutral position

Published Date 7/19/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Three things that could impact rates this week

Published Date 7/18/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Mortgage Market News for the week ended July 15, 2022

Published 7/15/22 Focus on Inflation   This week, the key CPI inflation report released on Wednesday was a little stronger than expected, while the other major economic data was mixed. As a result, mortgage rates

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June retail data better than expected

Published Date 7/15/2022 Very quiet early this morning, stock indexes a little better at 8 am ET. The probability of a downturn over the next 12 months stands at 47.5%, up sharply from 30% odds in June,

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Inflation continues to pressure markets

Published Date 7/14/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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