Mortgage Today (PM) – 05/19/26
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 05/19/2026** The Treasury futures market saw massive block trading today with over $20 billion in outright trades—the largest single day on record by one [...]
Mortgage Today (AM) – 05/19/26
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 05/19/2026** UMBS opened softer as global headline noise failed to spark dip buying. Current stacks show UMBS 30yr 5.0 at 97.16 (-0.26), 5.5 at [...]
Is UWM the Next Countrywide? The Two Harbors Saga Just Exposed a $100 Million Problem Nobody Saw Coming
Is UWM the Next Countrywide? The Two Harbors Saga Just Exposed a $100 Million Problem Nobody Saw Coming Today is the day Two Harbors shareholders vote. By the time you read this, one [...]
Mortgage Today (AM) – 05/18/26
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 05/18/2026** The New York Federal Reserve manufacturing index exploded to 19.60 in May, crushing the 7.5 forecast and signaling unexpected economic strength that sent [...]
Mortgage Today (PM) – 05/15/26
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 05/15/2026** Mortgage-backed securities plunged 0.75 points Friday as global uncertainty over Iran tensions and persistent inflation fears sent Treasury yields soaring to one-year highs. [...]
Mortgage Today (AM) – 05/15/26
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 05/15/2026** The afternoon bond rally collapsed on Thursday, leaving mortgage securities and Treasuries sharply weaker heading into Friday. UMBS 30-year prices fell across all [...]
This $1.3 Billion Mortgage Brawl Just Got Nastier — And It’s About to Hit a Breaking Point
This $1.3 Billion Mortgage Brawl Just Got Nastier — And It's About to Hit a Breaking Point If you work in the mortgage industry and you have not been watching the war between [...]
Mortgage Today (AM) – 05/14/26
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 05/14/2026** MBS rallied strongly overnight after initially selling off when producer prices crushed forecasts, with the 30-year UMBS 5.0 coupon gaining 22 basis points [...]