Market Update Blog

April 30, 2020

According to a recent announcement from City National Bank, “Q1 GDP contracted sharply by 4.8%, the first decline since 2014, and the steepest drop since 2008…. For the first 2/3 of the quarter, the economy was running strong, close to…

April 16, 2020

As we continue through the business interruptions caused by COVID-19, the Slatt Capital team felt that it was important to point out the benefits of working with a relationship-based, “full-service, independent” mortgage banking company. We are no longer in a…

April 2, 2020

With the Treasury department’s continued buying spree, it is no surprise that the benchmark 10-year Treasury (US10Y) has remained near all-time lows, closing today at 0.62%. A steady flow of unemployment claims due to “shelter in place” related layoffs combined…

March 26, 2020

Due to the market disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 virus, we believe it is important to keep our clients informed about the major segments of lending. The following is an updated summary of the state of each market segment:…