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.
Latest Posts
Fed may cut Treasurys before ending MBS purchases
May 17, 2013With inflation rates lingering just below 2% and unemployment still far away from the 6.5% goal, the Federal Reserve is set on buying more agency mortgage-backed…
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The insanity of the independent foreclosure review settlement
May 10, 2013 -
Bernanke: Homeowners remain shaken, financial oversight improves
May 10, 2013 -
Lower credit scores disappear from housing market: Fed governor
May 09, 2013 -
MBA: Fed will taper off QE this fall, stop purchases by 2014
May 07, 2013 -
Loan officers, banks tighten FICO standards
May 07, 2013 -
Fed governor calls for link between capital, liquidity at mega banks
May 03, 2013 -
LPS reveals state of housing in three-part video series
May 01, 2013 -
Fed keeps tapping into MBS well
May 01, 2013 -
Payouts to borrowers harmed by Goldman, Morgan Stanley set to begin
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Investors face new housing era obstacles
Apr 29, 2013
