Mark Foley, Homestead Funding Corp. NMLS# 148387

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If this is what you are looking for in your Mortgage Loan Originator, then look no further. As a direct lender, Homestead Funding offers loan program options to fit your financial needs. I look forward to helping you understand the qualifications and differences of each. Trust your next home loan to a seasoned expert and contact me today. Homestead Funding Corp. is a multi-state licensed mortgage banker with branches located throughout the eastern U.S. In operation since 1995, our corporate headquarters is located in Albany, New York where we have perennially been the area's largest independent mortgage lender. We have tens of thousands of satisfied customers, originated billions of dollars in residential mortgage loans and maintained a reputation of exceptional service, honesty, integrity, and financial reliability. Our goal is simple. We want to offer our customers outstanding service and the best mortgage program to suit their needs. Our mix of traditional and innovative mortgage products gives us the ability to evaluate and deliver a wide variety of competitively priced financing solutions. We understand that not every situation is the same and our company has embraced that diversity in our customers by continually upgrading our product portfolio. Homestead Funding is committed to working with you to ensure a smooth process from initial pre-qualification and mortgage evaluation to closing. After closing, we maintain contact with our customers to keep apprised of their ever-changing goals so that we can continue to service their home financing needs. This reflects our commitment to serving our customers for life.

10/17/2026

Mortgage rates just had their best week since late March, despite inflation reports that normally would have pushed them higher.

10/11/2026

Mortgage rates had their best week in a while, falling to the lowest levels in 2 weeks. Most of the recent increase is still intact, but investors showed more interest in buying bonds, which helps push mortgage rates lower.

10/03/2026

This one is going to frustrate a lot of rate watchers.

09/26/2026

At 9:44am ET on Wednesday, this week's rate story was mostly about waiting for next week's economic data. At 9:45, an unlikely report made the wait a lot more uncomfortable.

09/19/2026

It's a common refrain in this newsletter: The Fed does not hike/cut mortgage rates and the two can often move in opposite directions in the short-term.

09/12/2026

Mortgage rates moved sharply higher this week, ultimately reaching their highest levels since early 2025. Most of the damage took place on Wednesday and Thursday, but Friday ultimately made things slightly worse. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate rose almost a quarter of a percent in total.

09/06/2026

Mortgage rates hit their highest level since June 2025 this week. While that milestone sounds ominous, it was the product of gradual movement and logical motivations.

08/29/2026

Mortgage rates were on track for a fairly uneventful week until Friday morning, when a speech from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh triggered a sharp bond market sell-off. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate jumped to its highest level in just over 3 weeks.

08/22/2026

Mortgage rates ended the week moderately higher, but things could have been slightly worse without Wednesday's surprisingly sharp drop in longer-term Treasury yields (a key benchmark for mortgage rates). The cause was an announcement about Treasury's bond buyback program--a subject that made far mo...

08/15/2026

Rates may still be elevated in a general sense, but by the end of the week, they were as low as they've been since July 17th. If we have one thing to thank, it was this week's inflation data.

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