Mortgage Today (AM) – 04/22/26
--- WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 04/22/2026 Treasuries fell sharply overnight as the 10-year yield dropped 3.5 basis points to close at 4.264 percent, with the broader curve following [...]
They’re Building Nuclear Power Plants in Shipyards. Yes, Really.
They're Building Nuclear Power Plants in Shipyards. Yes, Really. If you've ever watched a massive cargo ship get assembled at a shipyard — thousands of workers, mountains of steel, precision engineering on an almost [...]
Mortgage Today (PM) – 04/21/26
--- WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 04/21/2026 Geopolitical tensions over a stalled Iran ceasefire sent mortgage-backed securities down a quarter point by afternoon close, forcing lenders to weigh repricing [...]
Mortgage Today (AM) – 04/21/26
--- WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 04/21/2026 Retail sales crushed expectations at 1.7 percent versus the 1.4 percent forecast, but Treasury investors barely blinked, treating the headline as a [...]
This Is What an AI Monopoly Looks Like — And It’s Already Here
This Is What an AI Monopoly Looks Like — And It's Already Here Most people think of a monopoly as one company running the show. A single villain, easy to spot, easy to point [...]
Mortgage Today (AM) – 04/17/26
WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 04/17/2026 Middle Eastern ceasefire optimism is driving bond prices sharply higher this Friday morning, with UMBS 5.0 rallying 37 basis points and the 10-year [...]
Mortgage Today (AM) – 04/16/26
WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 04/16/2026 Markets are sideways and traders are waiting for the ceasefire to tell them what bonds should do. Today began quietly with the slowest [...]
The Five Companies That Control Your AI Future (And You’ve Never Even Heard of One of Them)
The Five Companies That Control Your AI Future (And You've Never Even Heard of One of Them) You've been hearing about AI nonstop for two years. AI underwriting. AI lead generation. AI marketing tools. AI [...]