Mortgage Rates Just DROPPED...Is This Rally a Trap?

Wholesale inflation jumped 1.3% while jobless claims stayed low. Mortgage rates just dropped — is this rally real, or a trap before the Fed?

Mortgage rates today, housing market news, and Fed analysis — explained in plain English by a mortgage loan originator with 38 years in the business.

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Welcome to The Rate Update with Dan Frio.

This show helps homebuyers, homeowners, real estate professionals, and anyone watching the housing market understand what is really happening with mortgage rates, housing, inflation, the bond market, the Federal Reserve, and the economy.

Here we break down the stories that impact your mortgage payment, your buying power, your refinance options, and your financial decisions.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND ON THIS SHOW
🏠 Daily mortgage rate updates
📉 Housing market news and home price trends
📊 Inflation, CPI, and Federal Reserve analysis
📈 10-Year Treasury and mortgage bond movement
💰 Refinance and debt consolidation opportunities
🏡 First-time homebuyer education
🔁 Rate Watch mortgage monitoring tools
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DISCLAIMER

Dan Frio | NMLS #246527 | PBT Bancorp | NMLS #257781 | Equal Housing Lender
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Dan Frio is a federally registered mortgage loan originator with PBT Bancorp. Mortgage products are originated by PBT Bancorp, NMLS #257781.

This podcast is for education and commentary only. Topics may include mortgage rates, real estate, housing, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrency, inflation, the Federal Reserve, and financial markets.

All opinions are my own and do not represent PBT Bancorp or any financial institution I may be employed by or affiliated with.

Nothing on this podcast is an offer to lend, a commitment to lend, or financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. Mortgage rates, terms, approvals and programs are subject to borrower qualifications, market conditions, underwriting approval, and change without notice. Not all borrowers will qualify.