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How Tariffs Could Impact Economic Growth Fed Official Revises Interest Rate Cut Forecast for 2025 Inflation remains the key factor influencing interest rate decisions. The Federal Reserve consistently emphasizes its dual mandate when making interest rate decisions. Established in 1977, this mandate requires the Fed to: Promote maximum employment Maintain stable prices and moderate long-term…

Mortgage rates fall again as economy cools further Mortgage Rates fall for home loans for the sixth straight week as concerns about the economy buffeted financial markets. In the week ending March 6, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.63%, Freddie Mac announced Thursday. That’s down from 6.76% last week, and marked the biggest weekly decline since…

Responsibly Using a Reverse Mortgage in a Retirement Plan Reverse mortgages have long been thought of as merely a last resort for someone’s retirement plan, the only remaining alternative when nothing is left to draw on. Before 2013, lending rules were very different and reverse mortgages got a bad rap for giving borrowers up to…

Fed rate hikes and default fears: Here’s what could be next for the housing market Homebuyers and renters alike could feel relief later this year as home prices stabilize, mortgage rates decline and rent price growth continues to slow. Economists expect the Federal Reserve to pause rate hikes for a time while it observes incoming…