Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve started a rate-cutting cycle on Sept. 18, 2025, lowering its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) to a range of 4.75% to 5%. The cut was the first since March 2020 after the Fed raised interest rates to a 23-year high point to cool the economy and quell inflation. The Fed cut rates two more times in 2024, each by 25 basis points. It has not cut interest rates so far in 2025.
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Mortgage rates edge down slightly
Dec 13, 2012Mortgage rates remained near record lows this past week, edging up and down only a slight bit, as unemployment hovers above 7%. Interest rates barely moved in…
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Bernanke: Fed mortgage bond investments will find new owners in time
Dec 12, 2012 -
Treasury ending four years of AIG stock ownership
Dec 10, 2012 -
Macroeconomics ring fence housing recovery
Dec 10, 2012 -
FDIC-insured bank mortgage issuance rising
Dec 04, 2012 -
Deutsche Bank outlook shows Fed MBS purchases distorting Treasurys
Nov 27, 2012 -
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: G-fee hike in key states faces limited opposition
Nov 25, 2012 -
Review finds FHA mortgage insurance fund short $13.5 billion
Nov 15, 2012 -
Bernanke: Housing is not out of the woods, lending remains too tight
Nov 15, 2012 -
Housing recovery underway, more bond purchases possible
Nov 14, 2012 -
Bank regulators delay Basel III capital requirements
Nov 09, 2012
