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Originators and borrowers 'getting creative' as non-QM, ARMs gain share

Optimal Blue's September report shows a rare divergence from the broader market decline

ARM demand hits near four-year high

Adjustable-rate mortgage share tops 11% of rate locks, even as loans currently adjusting sit at a 25-year low

What the IMF’s bond yield warning means for mortgage rates

IMF report flags hedge fund leverage, AI debt and term premiums as Treasury pressure keeps mortgage rates above 7%

Servicer digital experience could shape who wins the next refi

JD Power's Bruce Gehrke says the app gap creates a bit of a headwind for independent mortgage banks

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Originators and borrowers 'getting creative' as non-QM, ARMs gain share

Optimal Blue's September report shows a rare divergence from the broader market decline

Originators and borrowers 'getting creative' as non-QM, ARMs gain share

Optimal Blue's September report shows a rare divergence from the broader market decline

ARM demand hits near four-year high

Adjustable-rate mortgage share tops 11% of rate locks, even as loans currently adjusting sit at a 25-year low

Market Updates

What the IMF’s bond yield warning means for mortgage rates

IMF report flags hedge fund leverage, AI debt and term premiums as Treasury pressure keeps mortgage rates above 7%

Industry Trends

Servicer digital experience could shape who wins the next refi

JD Power's Bruce Gehrke says the app gap creates a bit of a headwind for independent mortgage banks

Transformation

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