--- WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 04/23/2026 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac officially opened the credit-scoring door this week, accepting VantageScore 4.0 alongside FICO for the first time ever. [...]

--- 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 [...]

--- 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 [...]

--- 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

--- WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 04/15/2026 Mortgage origination ground to a halt today as the market staged only a token pullback, with UMBS 5.0 prices down just 0.10 [...]

WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 04/15/2026 Mortgage rates tumbled to their lowest point in a month as bond markets rallied on optimism that Middle East peace talks could end [...]