At face value, today was a loss for mortgage rates.  The average lender is quoting a slightly higher rate for conventional 30yr fixed scenarios compared to yesterday, and you'd have to go back more than 4 months to see more than a day or two with higher rates. That's the bad news. The good news is that there have been some signs of resilience in the bond market that underlies interest rate momentum.  Almost any consumer interest rate can be traced back to trading activity in the bond market.  Mortgage rates are no different.&nbsp...