It's a rarity these days, but mortgage rates actually moved lower today by more than a token amount. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate fell to 7.54% from 7.60% yesterday. There are multiple potential factors in play when it comes to explaining the underlying bond market rally, but none of them st

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A Treasury proposal would remove race and ethnicity from the criteria community development financial institutions can use to establish a targeted market population, a move that could affect institutions serving minority communities.