Watch spreads, not the Fed, for mortgage rate shifts
Concerns regarding AI companies' ability to handle inflation drove the 10-year Treasury under 5%, but with data still running hot, could yields turn upward?
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Mortgage rates flat this week, but prepare for uncertainty
With how investors are reacting to inflation news and its impact on stocks, it would not take much to move markets in either direction when it comes to rates.
UWM scraps credit score minimums amid KBW downgrade
Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie loan eligibility now rests on AUS findings, with scores kept for pricing. KBW cut UWM's price target to $1.50 as it launches a $400M rights offering.
Rising Treasury yields darkens mortgage rate outlook
Zillow now predicts mortgage rates to end 2026 over 7%.
Fannie, MBA cut 2026 forecasts; plan for 6.8% rates
Given current rates are higher than the MBA and Fannie Mae forecasts, the industry could see further downside risk to the housing outlooks in October.
Mortgage rates near 7% but expected to ease by December
Last week's bond market turmoil continued leading up to the FOMC decision on Wednesday, pushing the 30-year fixed to near or over 7%, depending on the source.
Mortgage rates fall, but limited relief for rest of year
For the first time in six weeks, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped, with observers expecting a steady but challenging housing market for the rest of 2026.
Mortgage rates edging closer to the 7% mark
Originators need to keep an eye on the 10-year Treasury yield used in pricing mortgages, which not only broke through 4.6%, climbed above 4.7% on Thursday.
Rocket Mortgage refutes the latest consumer TCPA lawsuit
Lenders are still frequent targets of the class action complaints over unwanted mortgage solicitations, violations that have netted litigants big paydays.
Mortgage rates increase behind Iran, inflation worries
A week after falling to its lowest point since mid-May, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage turned higher as the 10-year Treasury rose 15 basis points since June.
Mortgage rates fell but are shifting after FOMC forecast
A potential end to the Iran War could lead to economic recovery, suggesting sub-6% rates may be far off as monetary policy discussions take a hawkish tone.
Mortgage rates resume rise on jobs, inflation data
For the fifth time in the past seven weeks, mortgage rates moved higher, Freddie Mac reported, as consumer prices keep rising due to the Iran conflict.
Mortgage rates rise again as bond market reacts to inflation
Market wonderment over inflation data and a possible halt to the Iran conflict resulted in what some trackers found to be a sideways week for mortgage rates.
Mortgage rates rise, but there are signs of moderation ahead
The 30-year fixed spiked earlier in the week, but fell as Middle East news helped to drive the 10-year Treasury yield lower by 9 basis points by Wednesday.
Mortgage rates rise on Iran standoff, FOMC meeting news
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield topped 4.4% on April 29 — its highest level since late March — as investor anxiety mounted.
Mortgage rates at lowest in three spring purchase seasons
The 30-year fixed is still over 20 basis points higher than its February bottom, but fell 7 basis points this past week on Iran peace hopes, Freddie Mac said.
Inflation drives mortgage rates to 2026 high point
For the second week in a row, the 30-year fixed increased by 11 basis points, Freddie Mac found, a result of reaction to oil price hikes from the Iran conflict.
Iran war pushes mortgage rates near yearly high
The conflict pushed oil price futures above $100 a barrel for a short time earlier this week, which affected bond investors and the 10-year Treasury yield.
Oil price shock pushes mortgage rates back above 6%
While this only shows a 2-basis-point rise in the 30-year fixed since last week, the Lender Price product and pricing engine data is 30 basis points higher.
Mortgage rates dip under 6% for first time since ’22
For the first time since early September 2022, the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey has the 30-year below 6%, but the 15-year gained this week.
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