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That’s a market sitting in a holding pattern — but one where a much bigger share of borrowers than a few years ago would actually move if rates dropped meaningfully. It’s a dynamic brokers are already competing over: UWM’s incentive push toward VA and FHA refinances raised eyebrows among mortgage-backed securities investors last year, a reminder that…

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Chancellor John Healey is expected to introduce only a modest increase in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in the upcoming Budget, according to reports from the Financial Times, stepping back from proposals that would have aligned rates with Income Tax. The decision follows warnings from market analysts that significant tax increases could prompt investors to relocate…

Morgan Stanley says it has received no proof of an alleged complaint that it pressured employees to approve certain mortgages as reported in a Wall Street Journal article that cited anonymous sources. Processing Content In an email sent in response to inquiries from this publication, Morgan Stanley confirmed statements skeptical of the alleged whistleblower complaint….

Don’t Overthink It. Same Old (New) Story Oil prices are up. Bond yields are down sharply. If this was early September, that wouldn’t make sense. Bonds decoupled from the oil correlation on Fed week and then REALLY decoupled as stronger econ data was priced in, starting with that very weird S&P PMI reaction…