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That’s why we dedicate our every resource to serve as your personal guide through the lending process, solving problems, building confidence. Aslan has access to every lending option leading to the purchase or refinance of a residential home loan.

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Perfectly Acceptable Conclusion to a Potentially Volatile Week

Perfectly Acceptable Conclusion to a Potentially Volatile Week

With markets closed for the Juneteenth holiday on Friday, Thursday marked the end of the trading week. Considering the sell-off on Wednesday afternoon, the week had the potential to end on an uncomfortably volatile note. Instead, bonds pushed back nicely in the other direction--even though MBS didn't recoup as much of their losses as 10yr Treasuries. True, there is some sense of foreboding in the inability of 10yr yields to move below 4.42%, but all told, the week was actually surprisingly calm after factoring in Thursday's gains.

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Perfectly Acceptable Conclusion to a Potentially Volatile week

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0
98.13
+0.13 
10YR TREASURY
4.456
-0.040 
6/18/2026 5:00PM EST
MBS are still up 5 ticks (.16) on the day but down 7 ticks (.22) from intraday highs. Reprice risk isn't extreme by any means, but it can't be ruled out for jumpier lenders. If you were already planning on locking today and just waiting to see if there would be a positive reprice, there's no longer much sense in waiting.    READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.58%
-0.04% 
15YR Fixed
6.15%
-0.01% 
6/18/2026
Mortgage rates spiked yesterday after the Fed announcement. The primary driver was the Fed's revised outlook for potential rate hikes later this year. Because the Fed Funds Rate governs ultra-short-term transactions (24hrs or less), it has the biggest impact on the shortest-term debt and a diminishing impact on longer term debt. While the typical mortgage may be ABLE to last for 30 years, in practice, the average mortgage length (due to refinances and sales) is a moving ta...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Friday, Jun 19
12:00AM Juneteenth
Monday, Jun 22
9:00AM Fed Waller Speech
A message from Nickolas Inhelder:

We Make Home Happen.™

Our goal is simple:

To help every family we serve get to “Yes.”

Yes to the loan that unlocks the joy of home ownership.

Yes to the lending solution that meets every client’s unique needs and wants.

That’s why we dedicate our every resource to serve as your personal guide through the lending process, solving problems, building confidence. Aslan has access to every lending option leading to the purchase or refinance of a residential home loan.

This is more than work for us. It is our unique joy in this life to share our collective skill, creativity, and care to bring you and your family right to where you belong.

Let’s make home happen.

CONTACT ME TODAY