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Great American Lending LLC
License:
MLO-4493
Company-201546

Stronger Start on Yet Another Peace Deal Headline

Stronger Start on Yet Another Peace Deal Headline

It seems that we've seen slight variations on the same peace deal news for the past several days. That's probably because there is an actual peace deal that's probably near the actual finish line and that's probably why the market is actually willing to trade it. This morning's headlines were as simple as any recent example: Iran's state TV obtained a draft of the peace framework with the key inclusion being a commitment to restoring commercial traffic through Hormuz within one month. Bond yields dropped about 2bps on the news and MBS rallied about an eighth of a point--fairly tame, but clearly connected.

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0
98.13
+0.09 
10YR TREASURY
4.473
-0.015 
5/27/2026 12:45PM EST
MBS are now unchanged on the day and down an eighth of a point from some lenders' rate sheet print times.  This is more of a heads-up that the jumpiest lenders could be close to considering a negative reprice. That said, we have yet to see bonds meaningfully challenge a break through the weakest levels yet. 10yr yields are still 0.2bps on the day at 4.487   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.61%
+0.00% 
15YR Fixed
6.12%
-0.02% 
5/27/2026
Although mortgage rates are still relatively close to their highest levels in 9 months, they continue moving lower after hitting those highs as the beginning of last week. Today's improvement follows news over the weekend that the U.S. and Iran are even closer to agreeing on a framework that would end the war. The war remains a key source of volatility for rates and other financial markets. In general, escalation and/or delays in the peace process are bad for rates. De-es...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, May 27
4:00AM Fed Logan Speech
7:00AM May/22 Mortgage Market Index May/22 259.4 283.5
7:00AM May/22 MBA Refi Index May/22 753.7 920.2
7:00AM May/22 MBA Purchase Index May/22 169.7 170.4
8:15AM ADP Employment Change Weekly 35.75K 42.25K
9:20AM NY Fed Bill Purchases 1 to 4 months (%) $6.576 billion
11:30AM 2-Yr Note Auction (bl) 28
11:30AM 2-Year FRN Auction (%) 0.089% 0.103%
1:00PM 5-Yr Note Auction (bl) 70
3:55PM Fed Cook Speech
8:00PM Fed Jefferson Speech
Thursday, May 28
8:10AM Apr Building Permits (ml) Apr 1.442M 1.363M
8:30AM May/16 Continued Claims (k) May/16 1780K 1782K
8:30AM May/23 Jobless Claims (k) May/23 211K 209K
8:30AM Q1 Core PCE Prices QoQ Q1 4.3% 2.7%
8:30AM Q1 GDP (%) Q1 2.0% 0.5%
8:30AM Q1 Corporate profits (% ) Q1 5.7%
8:30AM Apr PCE prices (m/m) (%) Apr 0.5% 0.7%
8:30AM Q1 GDP Final Sales (%) Q1 1.6% 0.3%
8:30AM Apr PCE (y/y) (%) Apr 3.8% 3.5%
8:30AM Q1 PCE Prices (Q/Q) Q1 4.5% 2.9%
8:30AM Apr Core PCE (m/m) (%) Apr 0.3% 0.3%
8:30AM Apr Core CapEx (%) Apr 0.4% 3.4%
8:30AM Apr Durable goods (%) Apr 3.5% 0.8%
8:30AM Apr Core PCE (y/y) (%) Apr 3.3% 3.2%
8:55AM Fed Williams Speech
10:00AM Apr New Home Sales (ml) Apr 0.67M 0.682M
10:00AM Apr New Home Sales (%) (%) Apr 7.4%
12:00PM May/22 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) May/22 -5M -7.864M
1:00PM 7-Yr Note Auction (bl) 44
Owner/Broker
Great American Lending LLC
License:
MLO-4493
Company-201546