The S&P 500 may be down only about 2% from its intraday highs since the end of January. But the damage beneath the surface in assets like Bitcoin, the software sector, and private equity has been ...

Mortgage rates have stayed near 6.4% with little recent movement. Analysts expect a strong 2026 housing market, tighter mortgage spreads and increased MBS purchases by the GSEs. AI Summary Mortgage ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac quietly increased their purchases of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in 2025, helping push mortgage spreads lower toward the year’s end. Most analysts, however, were not ...

Underwriting spreads rose to $4.30 in 2025 from $4.23 in 2024. Spreads on negotiated bonds rose to $4.64 in 2025 from $4.47 in 2024, while spreads on competitive deals decreased to $1.78 from 2024's ...