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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FOMC’s Housing Outlook Remains Weak
Feb 19, 2009Regulators’ outlook on the economy and the housing market recovery is bleak across the board, according to statements released Wednesday. The Federal Open Market Committee saw “that credit markets still were not working well,” according to the quarterly Summary of Economic Projections along that was released Wednesday along with the minutes from the Jan. 27 through 28 meeting and Jan. 16 conference call.
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Raw Weekly Application Volume Jumps
Feb 19, 2009 -
Feds Play Down Inflationary Risk, Warn of Deflation
Feb 18, 2009 -
Break Up Big Banks, Says Community Banker
Feb 16, 2009 -
Fed’s MBS Purchases Reach $115 Billion
Feb 13, 2009 -
Fed’s Duke Addresses ‘Unavoidable’ Foreclosures
Feb 11, 2009 -
Fed Expands TALF Five-Fold
Feb 10, 2009 -
Multifaceted Financial Stability Plan Unveiled
Feb 10, 2009 -
Bank Failures Could Reach 1,000: RBC Analyst
Feb 10, 2009 -
Fed Agency MBS Purchases Total $92 Billion
Feb 06, 2009 -
TARP Inspector General to Call for Long-Term Strategy
Feb 05, 2009 -
Raw Application Volume Rises as Household Apps Retreat
Feb 04, 2009
