Pennymac 4Q results affected by shifting mortgage rates
Jan 30, 2026PennyMac Financial Services fourth quarter earnings were affected by the lower interest rate environment in the quarter, coming in higher...
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Rate-and-term refinances boost slight jump in lock activity
Jan 14, 2026Mortgage rate-lock activity ended the year on a strong note in spite of seasonal trends, new industry data found. Processing...
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Rates plummet into 5s after Trump orders Fannie and Freddie to buy mortgage bonds
Jan 11, 2026Hagen said brokers should keep a close eye on that ruling. If the government has to repay tariffs, it may...
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Trump’s MBS buying plan sparks rally, long-term doubts
Jan 10, 2026If it comes to fruition, President Trump’s call for a $200 billion purchase of mortgage-backed securities could further tighten MBS...
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GSE retained portfolio growth leads to narrower spreads: KBW
Jan 6, 2026The spread between the 10-year Treasury yields and 30-year fixed mortgage rates tightened at the end of 2025, largely driven...
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Mortgage volumes see first back-to-back fall in 2 months
Dec 26, 2025Homes in Centreville, Maryland.Nathan Howard/Bloomberg Home loan applications fell in consecutive weeks for the first time in two months, according...
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Powell says locked-in pandemic mortgages are stifling housing market
Dec 11, 2025“We feel like the Fed is probably going to move off of targeting Fed funds as its primary policy rate,”...
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Mortgage rates now at their lowest level this year
Oct 24, 2025“Mortgage rates continued to trend down this week, hitting their lowest level in over a year,” Sam Khater, Freddie’s chief...
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FHFA’s Pulte has issue with Powell’s take on Fed housing role
Jul 30, 2025Housing regulator Bill Pulte showed new frustration with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the latest decision to keep short-term...
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Mortgage servicers benefit most from FOMC’s inaction: KBW
Jun 20, 2025In the aftermath of the Federal Open Market Committee’s June meeting, certain interest rate spreads should narrow, but the overall...
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