The megalender's new platform, called Orbit, aims to provide its broker partners with advantages and perks that help them compete in a tough rate environment.

If rate movement were a car, it's been driving pretty recklessly recently, and definitely not keeping good pace with other motorists. But every now and then, we see a break in the craziness. The overnight trading session provided an example. The bond car set its adaptive cruise control to follow the

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