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About Jason Obradovich

Jason Obradovich

Jason Obradovich

CIO, New American Funding

Jason has 23 years of executive experience and expertise in the mortgage industry, developing and managing Capital Markets for financial institutions. He's held positions as Chief Investment Officer, EVP Capital Markets, EVP Financial Strategies and other similar roles for Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Countrywide/Bank of America and New American Funding.

Currently, he is responsible for managing pricing, trading, hedging, investor relationships, warehouse financing, MSR management, liquidity, etc. Jason also authors the Housing Market Update, a regular feature on the New American Funding blog which gives depth and perspective to today's economic news. Jason attended the University of California where he received a BA in Economics and is a member of several prominent mortgage industry trade organizations.

Jason Obradovich Articles

The Top of Fed Funds Mountain

Higher interest rates are still the name of the game as the FOMC continues to battle stubbornly high inflation. Watch the full episode now to learn what this all really means.

Mortgage Rundown

Inflations Long Descent

Welcome back to the Mortgage Rundown. After one year since the Fed's campaign to slow the economy down began, the FOMC has now raised its overnight rate by 4.5%. Watch the full episode to learn what this means and what to look out for in the next few weeks.

Mortgage Rundown

Not So Fast

Welcome back to the Mortgage Rundown. 2023 is off to a fast start and last week was quite an eventful one to say the least. Wednesday was the long awaited FOMC meeting where the Federal Reserve raised overnight rates again. Watch the full video to learn more.

Mortgage Rundown

Some Turbulence Before Landing

Welcome to the first Mortgage Rundown of 2023! Let's take a look at what's happening with the Capital Markets. Even though inflation is coming down and calming the market to a decent degree, it will take several more months until it's close to the Fed's target rate. Watch the full episode to learn more.

Mortgage Rundown

Have Interest Rates Reached Their Peak?

Welcome back to the Mortgage Rundown. Last week was a huge week for the market with the Federal Reserve leaving rates unchanged and inflation continuing to fall. These events indicate that interest rates may have already hit their peak - watch the full video to learn more!

Mortgage Rundown

The Interest Rate Rollercoaster

Welcome back to the Mortgage Rundown. We are currently witnessing one of the most volatile interest rate markets in history. Watch the full epsiode to learn what you should be paying attention to in the coming weeks.

Mortgage Rundown

A Spooky Mortgage Rundown of 2022

We are back with another episode of the Mortgage Rundown. 2022 has truly been a spooky year to remember, and hopefully higher rates don't impact the housing market negatively in the remaining couple months. Watch the full video to learn more.

Mortgage Rundown

Are Mortgage Rates at Their Peak?

We're back with another Mortgage Rundown. It's safe to say that the market has fully baked in the Fed's intentions over the next 3-4 months. The big question is 'how soon until we see inflation start to abate to a more normal level?' For now, we need to keep a close eye on inflation and employment data as we head towards the end of the year.

Mortgage Rundown

The Bullish Fed of 2022

We're back with another episode of the #MortgageRundown. We are one week away from one of the most important FOMC meetings of the past decade. Towards the beginning of summer, The Federal Reserve was moving very slowly to combat inflation, but now has appeared to be much more hawkish than the market was estimating. Watch the full episode to learn more.