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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Viewpoint: It’s Déjà Vu, All Over Again
Mar 22, 2009The government’s next set of gyrations over “bad assets” is about to unfold this coming week, and if the leaked details over at the New York Times this weekend are any indication of the reality about to be foisted upon us, we’re all about to get a nasty case of déjà vu, all over again.
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WaMu Holding Co. Sues FDIC
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Fed’s Weekly MBS Purchases, Sales Slow
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Fed Looks to Ease Burden of Servicing Advances
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Online RE Auctioneer Expands into ‘Debt Auctions’
Mar 20, 2009 -
Bond Yields Pull Mortgage Rates Down
Mar 19, 2009 -
Fed Pledges Another $1.2T to Support Housing Market
Mar 18, 2009 -
FDIC Extends Debt Guarantee Program
Mar 17, 2009 -
Private-Label MBS Drives Red Ink for FHLBs
Mar 17, 2009 -
Bernanke: Recession Will Come to an End ‘This Year’
Mar 16, 2009
