Mortgage Rates Surge Well Into the 6% Range After One of The Worst Days in Decades

Mortgage Rates Surge Well Into the 6% Range After One of The Worst Days in Decades

Life is too short to waste time matching socks. Yes, time flies. Remember a year ago, when a) the announcement of Juneteenth, the new Federal holiday, caught everyone off-guard time-wise, and b) lenders and vendors were having trouble handling the volume and were hiring like mad? We have more planning time this year: Due to Federal Reserve closure on Monday, June 20, loan purchase wires cannot be issued that day. As best I can tell, for all creditors, Juneteenth (observed) is counted as a rescission day, and is counted for the (LE and CD) disclosure receipt requirements of the Specific Business Day Rule (including both the mailbox rule and the required number of days prior to consummation). June 19 is not counted. And regarding (b), many companies continue to hire. “Rob, all we read i