Weekly Newsletter
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- Rates Got The Memo May 8, 2026Wednesday ended up being the most interesting day of the week for rate movement thanks to headlines suggesting The U.S. and Iran were close to signing a one page memo to end the war.
- Mortgage Rates Jumped This Week, But Found a Ceiling May 1, 2026Last week's newsletter noted an exceptional lack of volatility, but this week ended up shifting gears in a noticeable way.
- Eerily Calm Week For Rates April 24, 2026If there were a movie about mortgage rates, this week would be the part where they say "it's quiet... almost TOO quiet."
- Mortgage Rates Didn't Fall as Much as The Market Suggested April 17, 2026Mortgage lenders consider several factors when deciding where to set mortgage rates. By far and away, the bond market is the most important of those factors. But sometimes rates don't do exactly what the bond market suggests.
- War Still Weighing on Rates, But Volatility Continues to Ebb April 10, 2026Whereas the entire month of March was "up, up, and away" for interest rates, April has been far calmer by comparison.