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 rollercoaster: Originations rise to nearly 2-year high after falling to 4-year low
Aug 13, 2019Things looked bleak for the mortgage business earlier this year, as data from the New York Fed showed that the first quarter of this year was the mortgage business’ worst quarter in four years, but maybe it’s not complete doom and gloom after all. In fact, new data from the New York Fed shows that the mortgage business rebounded big time in the second quarter, with originations rising to their highest level since the third quarter of 2017.
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The Fed Rate Cut: Three Areas of Reverse Mortgage Impact
Aug 05, 2019 -
What the Fed’s Interest Rate Cut Means for Reverse Mortgages
Jul 31, 2019 -
Goldman Sachs all but guarantees the Federal Reserve is about to cut interest rates
Jul 11, 2019 -
A silver lining: Most Americans still view housing as a good investment
May 22, 2019 -
Poor credit scores keep Gen Xers from entering the housing market
May 17, 2019 -
Barron’s: The International Monetary Fund downgrades its 2019 forecast as economic pessimism grows
Apr 26, 2019 -
Here’s what you need to know about first-time homebuyers
Apr 12, 2019 -
First-time homebuyers are not being shut out of the housing market
Apr 10, 2019 -
Trump calls on Federal Reserve to lower interest rates
Apr 05, 2019 -
Federal Reserve signals it won’t raise interest rates at all this year
Mar 20, 2019 -
Hey Californians, your housing market is likely to cool off come 2020
Mar 15, 2019
