The pressure that reveals who you really are

I don’t know about you, but I seem to face my biggest demons head-on in the midst of a long run on the back farm roads of my little town in Tennessee. There is this constant push and pull throughout my six-plus miles on a Sunday morning where, in one thought, I’m praising myself, feeling like my fee
Read MoreMortgage spreads keeping housing demand intact for now

Mortgage spreads are once again playing our friendly neighborhood housing hero by keeping mortgage rates under 7% in a crazy, hectic year. This has allowed housing to stay intact, sales-wise. While sales in our weekly tracker data have slowed down, as they typically do once mortgage rates get above
Read MoreWill the negative jobs report hold off a September rate hike?

The Fed hawks must feel very awkward today. Before the July Fed meeting, Fed Governor Chris Waller said that if the July CPI report came in hot, a July rate hike would be on the table. Since that day, CPI inflation came in as a big miss, PPI inflation came in as a big miss, and today the jobs number
Read MoreTrump reportedly renews bid to oust Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump is reportedly moving forward with a renewed attempt to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations. The White House this week sent Cook a letter stating the president is “considering” removing her and demanding she respond to the allegations within t
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