**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/04/2026** Bonds rallied early this morning on diplomatic hopes as Treasury Secretary Bessent floated a potential U.S.-Iran Hormuz deal, sending oil prices lower and [...]
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 08/03/2026** Bonds finished Monday decisively stronger, with mortgage-backed securities up 9 ticks and the 10-year Treasury yielding 4.687 percent, down nearly 5 basis points [...]
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/03/2026** Forex drama and geopolitical tensions are battering bond markets, pushing 10-year Treasury yields up sharply while oil prices create competing inflation signals that [...]
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/31/2026** Employment cost inflation came in hotter than expected, pushing bonds weaker and causing UMBS 5.5s to trade down about 0.18 points as the [...]
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/30/2026** Economic data disappointed this morning, with second-quarter GDP growth coming in at just 1.5% versus the 2.0% forecast, though consumer spending surged 3.2% [...]
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/29/2026** Iran's surprise overnight attack on U.S. bases sent oil prices surging 5 percent and spooked bond markets just hours before the Federal Reserve's [...]
**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/28/2026** Middle East tensions eased overnight as crude oil retreated below $90 per barrel after the U.S. paused military strikes on Iran, sending mortgage-backed [...]
The ROAD Act's Dirty Little Secret: We're Solving the Wrong Problem Congress just restricted big investors from buying homes, but forgot to ask why housing is actually unaffordable (spoiler: it's not because of [...]
