A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of The Fed’s Meeting
The Federal Open Market Committee begins a 2-day meeting today, its fourth scheduled meeting of the year, and fifth overall. There's no expectation for the Fed to change the Fed Funds Rate but that...
View ArticleFed Minutes Show an Improving U.S. Economy Threatened by the Eurozone
The Federal Reserve has released the minutes from its most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting. December's Fed Minutes shows Fed members with a positive, cautious, take on the economy.
View ArticleA Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (January 25, 2012)
Wednesday, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent.
View ArticleThe Week Ahead for Mortgage Rates: March 5, 2012
Mortgage markets worsened last week as the U.S. economy continued to show that it's in recovery, and as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke publicly hinted at the same.
View ArticleProtect Your Housing Payment from FOMC Meeting Today
The Federal Open Market Committee meets today,its second of 8 scheduled meetings this year. As a home buyer or would-be refinancing household, get ready for changing mortgage rates.
View ArticleThe Week Ahead for Mortgage Rates: March 26, 2012
Mortgage markets carved out a wide range last week before eventually closing close to unchanged on the week.
View ArticleThe Week Ahead for Mortgage Rates: December 3, 2012
This week, there is little on the U.S. economic calendar, save for Friday's Non-Farm Payrolls report. Wall Street is expecting to see 80,000 net new jobs created in November, and a rise in the national...
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