January 2026

Treasury yields wobble as technical gaps come into play

Nothing of any great importance came out of yesterday’s 10:00 numbers; Personal Income was slightly lower than expected but everything else was as expected, and who knows if month-old numbers even matter. Processing Content From low yields made early yesterday treasuries faded until around 10:30 when buyers stepped up and by noon the 30-year yield […]

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Zillow sued for steering buyers to its mortgage unit

Zillow is facing another antitrust lawsuit, this time from a real estate agent who described the company’s efforts to steer homebuyers to its allegedly less competitive mortgage business.  Processing Content Stephanie Dupuis, an agent with a team based across the Puget Sound from the Seattle real estate listing giant, filed her class action last week

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Embrace sees Mid Atlantic growth from Oceanfirst deal

A new deal between Oceanfirst Bank and Embrace Home Loans has led to the latter expanding its presence in the Mid Atlantic region, a model that could provide a roadmap for other companies, it said.       Processing Content Following the New Jersey-based bank’s decision to terminate in-house mortgage lending last year, the two companies agreed to

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