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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Regulators Propose Rule Changes for SAFE Act
Jun 02, 2009Reform might lie the future for a piece of banking legislation passed last year that calls for nation-wide registration of mortgage originators. The Federal Reserve, US Treasury Department, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., National Credit Union Administration and Farm Credit Administration jointly proposed rules amending the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of ’08 (or SAFE Act).
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Viewpoint: The COP Ralfs on TALF
Jun 02, 2009 -
Regulators Brace for TARP Exodus as Banks Snub PPIP
Jun 02, 2009 -
Systemic Regulator Talks Get Bankers Talking
May 29, 2009 -
Questions of Faith for Legacy Loans Program
May 29, 2009 -
Fed’s Weekly MBS Sales Increase Eightfold
May 29, 2009 -
Fully Automated, Early Disclosure Solution Unveiled
May 27, 2009 -
Bank Net Income Falls 60% from Q108
May 27, 2009 -
Putting TARP to Work
May 22, 2009 -
Fed’s MBS Purchases Ease
May 22, 2009 -
Interest Rates Contract as Fed’s Efforts Widen
May 21, 2009
