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All eyes are on the Fed upcoming meeting this month in anticipation of the highly anticipated rate reduction announcement. Read the full release for the (…)
NOLA Lending Group relies on MCT’s hedging, loan sale execution, MSR services, and overall client experience to drive performance.
Mixed economic signals are causing many economists to remain cautious, even as U.S economic growth rebounded to 3.0 percent in Q2 after a Q1 contraction. (…)
The originations market struggled over the last few weeks while mortgage rates continued to hover around 7%, but now some relief is in sight. Read (…)
Discover how Mortgage Equity Partners improved execution and scaled efficiently through their partnership with MCT’s secondary marketing platform and support.
Mortgage rates and most other rate indices have risen during the month of May. MCT’s mortgage rates model reflected an increase in rates of about (…)
Mortgage rates continued their moderate volatility during the month of April. MCT’s mortgage rates model reflected a slight increase in mortgage rates of about two (…)
On April 2nd, 2025, the President announced reciprocal tariffs on 186 countries ranging from 10% to 50%. Global equity and bond markets were swift and (…)
Mortgage rates continued their downward trend during the second half of February. Freddie Mac’s weekly primary 30-year fixed rate closed the month at 6.76% after (…)
Discover how MSRlive! 4.0’s enhanced reporting delivers deeper MSR insights with portfolio analysis, loan-level trends, valuation drivers & cash flow tracking.
The Fed has decided not to cut the overnight rate in its recent FOMC meeting and has announced that it will pause further rate changes (…)
MCT launches MSRlive! 4.0, enhancing its MSR valuation platform with advanced portfolio analytics and transparency features, giving mortgage servicers deeper insights into valuation drivers and (…)

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