the Fed's Pause on Rate Cuts Could Affect Mortgage Rates

What This Week's Fed Decision Means for Mortgage Rates
On Wednesday, the Fed is expected to announce a pause from its rate-cutting path. What does that mean for mortgage rates? If Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals concerns about inflati
Weekly Mortgage Rates Relatively Stable, Fed Pauses Rate Cuts
Mortgage rates made little movement this week amidst the backdrop of a Federal Reserve meeting and a sluggish housing market. A stock sell-off and a barrage of back-and-forth over executive
Why are mortgage rates still so high? There’s something more important than Fed policy at work
The federal funds rate and mortgage interest rates are often expected to move together, but they haven’t lately. Here’s why.
Mortgage Rates Little Changed Ahead of Fed Meeting
The average mortgage lender remained right in line with yesterday's levels despite a bit of weakness in the bond market.  Lenders who improved their rates yesterday afternoon were slightly higher.
How the Fed's Pause on Rate Cuts Could Affect Mortgage Rates
If you paid attention to the Federal Reserve's monetary decisions last year, you might have been surprised by something: The central bank's three interest rate cuts didn't help mortgage rates get cheaper for homebuyers.
Why Americans still can’t get cheaper mortgages, car loans or card balances after three Fed rate cuts
The Fed kept its short-term rate at 4.25% to 4.50% on Wednesday in its first rate decision of 2025, after making a 1-percentage-point reduction in the final months of 2024. But th
Mortgage rates went down again. Here’s what that means for you.
The mortgage rate drop provides little relief for prospective shoppers looking ahead to the spring homebuying season.
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Understanding the Federal Reserve's Role in Mortgage Rates
the Federal Reserve decided to hold rates steady at its first meeting of 2025. This means that mortgage rates are likely to remain elevated in the near term. Because inflation has been ...
Average rate on 30-year mortgage eases for second week in as row, but remains just below 7%
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the second week in a row, but remains just below 7%, little ...
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How the Federal Reserve rate decision affects mortgage rates
The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds rate. That rate influences the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which serves as the index for most mortgage rates in the U.S. As the fed ...
30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Again, Reaching a 6-Week Low
In September, rates plunged to a two-year low, falling as far as 5.89%. But over the following three-plus months, the average surged almost 1.25 percentage points—before recently easing lower.
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Mortgage rates decline slightly, but help from the Fed isn’t coming
Mortgage rates have been static in the first month ... Sam Williamson is among the market observers who say that the Federal Reserve will leave benchmark rates unchanged following its ...
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Federal Reserve decides not to change interest rates despite pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve expressed concern that inflation has not eased enough for it to continue lowering interest rates.
Mortgage Rates Holding Near 2025 Low
Friday, ending the week just a few basis points above their lowest level of the new year. Many other loan types also saw ...
Mortgage demand drops further, even as interest rates settle
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) remained ...