Lorie Logan said inflation is not cooling fast enough
Industry leaders weigh in on what Kevin Warsh's Fed confirmation means for mortgage rates
Jerome Powell is set to step down this week after a particularly eventful tenure
The rate relief buyers were waiting for may not be coming
Members of the Federal Open Market Committee were split 8-4
Hopes of a robust spring homebuying season are quickly running into harsh economic realities
Jerome Powell issued a warning on Sunday that the Fed's independence was under threat of political intimidation, as evidenced by grand jury subpoenas served to the bank by the DOJ
A vote to reappoint 11 of the Fed's 12 regional bank presidents puts an end to speculation that the Trump administration might try to unseat inflation hawks opposed to interest rate cuts
Demand for purchase loans hit a new 2025 high last week after adjusting for the holiday, with mortgage rates near a low for the year and a Dec. 10 Fed rate cut on tap
Fannie Mae forecasters are predicting mortgage rates will fall below 6 percent by the end of next year. Economists at the Mortgage Bankers Association don't see rates coming down at all.
MBA forecasts rates will probably stay right where they are now in 2026, as investors have already priced in future Fed rate cuts. But look for 3 years of steady growth in home sales ahead
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Recent Trump appointee Stephen Miran was the lone dissenter in Wednesday's 11-1 vote, holding out for a bigger, 1/2 percentage point rate cut advocated by the president
The silver lining in deteriorating consumer confidence is that the weaker job market means the Fed is expected to slash rates several times this year and next, even as tariffs fuel inflation