The jobs report is the most important scheduled event each month as far as interest rates are concerned. The last installment helped get the average 30yr fixed rate down from 6.75 to 6.50 because it came out much weaker than expected (in addition to revising the previous two months lower as well). The shift in […]
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Rithm Capital announced a new acquisition that adds an insurance business and further boosts its efforts to grow beyond its real estate roots toward asset management. The New York-based company and parent to mortgage lender Newrez will purchase alternative investment firm Crestline Management, a firm currently responsible for $17 billion in assets. Based in Fort
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. A number of observers have speculated about how the prospective release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship will impact the residential mortgage market and mortgage loan costs. The good news is that the two GSEs will benefit dramatically from
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