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Updated · Mortgage News Daily · Aug 11
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Ahead of August CPI Release as Lenders Keep 10 a.m. ET Levels
Updated
Updated · Mortgage News Daily · Aug 11

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Ahead of August CPI Release as Lenders Keep 10 a.m. ET Levels

3 articles · Updated · Mortgage News Daily · Aug 11

Summary

  • Mortgage rates were largely unchanged Tuesday, with some lenders a touch higher only because they had already repriced upward Monday afternoon.
  • 10 a.m. ET rate sheets mostly held through the day because the bond market did not move enough to trigger fresh lender repricing.
  • Monday’s modest bond-market losses had been just large enough for some lenders to raise rates mid-session, creating the small differences seen across lenders.
  • Wednesday morning’s Consumer Price Index report is the next key catalyst, and any reading that materially misses expectations could push mortgage rates sharply higher or lower.

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