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AM Gains Mostly Stick Around

Friday, April 17, 2026

AM Gains Mostly Stick Around

Everything interesting about today occurred before 9am ET (several war-related headlines that prompted a sharp rally in bonds). The rest of the day was spent drifting mostly sideways. Stocks continued their surge to new all-time highs. Oil prices fell in concert with the bond rally, briefly dipping below $80/bbl. 

Market Movement Recap
08:41 AM

Modest overnight gains and then more buying on war headlines. MBS up over a quarter point and 10yr down 5.3bps at 4.262

01:03 PM

MBS up 13 ticks (.41) and 10yr down 8bps at 4.237

04:26 PM

little changed as the close approaches. MBS up 10 ticks (.31) and 10yr down 7.2bps at 4.244

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AM Gains Mostly Stick Around

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.19 -0.01 10YR 4.312% -0.004% 4/16/2026 9:36PM EST
Weakest Levels Since AM Rally; MBS Down an Eighth From Highs
This alert doesn't necessarily connote any serious negative reprice risk, but it's a heads up for those who were already planning on locking today. If that describes you, there's probably no reason to wait at this point. MBS are still up 10 ticks (.31), but this is just over an eighth of a point below the AM highs.  In isolated cases, the jumpiest lenders have repriced for the worse in these situations, but it's not very likely unless we were to lose a few more ticks....   READ MORE
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Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.29% -0.03% 15YR Fixed 5.91% -0.05% 4/17/2026
Lowest Rates in Over a Month Despite Small Move Today
Today was a victory for mortgage rates , but not nearly as much of a victory as the underlying bond market would suggest. The good news is that the end result is the lowest average 30yr fixed rate in just over a month.  The other news isn't bad, per se, but it is a bit confusing.  As we often discuss, mortgage rates are based on bonds because mortgages "turn into" bonds in order to be traded on the secondary market. You don't need to understand that process in ...   READ MORE
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Dan Clifton
The Home Loan Guru
Clifton Mortgage Solutions
P: (888) 681-0777
M: (407) 252-3039
CliftonMortgageSolutions.com
Discover More
1177 Louisiana Ave
Suite 213
Winter Park FL 32789
License:
NMLS #284174
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