July 1, 2025

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Mortgage

Lock volume sinks as high mortgage rates crush refinancing activity

Mortgage rates popped back up to 7% in the aftermath of the new global tariff regime announced by President Donald Trump on April 2, as it tanked stock markets, the bond market and the dollar all at once. Most of those tariffs have since been paused or reduced until July, and stock markets have largely

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