The federal funds rate and mortgage interest rates are often expected to move together, but they haven’t lately. Here’s why.

It's important to understand that the Fed's decision to pause rate cuts will not directly impact mortgage rates. Mortgage ...

If you have a mortgage, you may be unknowingly participating in a mortgage-backed security (MBS). That is, your home loan may be part of a pool of mortgages that has been packaged ...

The impact? Less money available for banks to lend out as mortgages. “If the Fed buys less mortgage backed securities, on net, you’ll have less downside pressure,” says Jeffrey Roach ...

Over the quarter, agency mortgage-backed securities posted a negative total return of -316 basis points and underperformed ...

Perhaps finance companies and dealerships can take solace in the seven-word sentence Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said ...

Mortgage rates have increased slightly ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting. Rates have been elevated recently thanks to still-elevated inflation and worries around how changes to trade ...

At its January 2025 meeting, the Federal Reserve opted to hold its target interest rate steady, leaving the low end of the range at 4.25%. "The (Fed) is strongly committed to supporting ...

Mortgage rates declined by one basis point this week, not enough to change the equation to bring consumers back into the housing market, Freddie Mac said.

Analyst Eric Hagen from BTIG maintained a Buy rating on AGNC Investment (AGNC – Research Report) and keeping the price target at $10.50.Invest ...

President Trump wants to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A survey shows nearly half of investors expect it by 2028.