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Mortgage rates and the Fed Funds Rate have different masters. The former is by Wall Street; the latter by government committee. Use government clues to make sure you lock your mortgage rate at just the right time.
According to the Fed Minutes, Operation Twist was a compromise and more stimulus could be on the way shortly. Here's what that could mean to mortgage rates.
The Federal Reserve has launched a new $400 billion market stimulus plan. Known as "The Twist", the program aims to lower long-term interest rates for everyone.
Wall Street thinks the Fed extended its next meeting to make room for QE3 discussion. Economic stimulus may be coming. But what will it do to mortgage rates?
The FOMC held the Fed Funds Rate at its current target near 0.000% today, but the vote was far from unanimous. Here's what it means to mortgage rates.
There is only one thing that controls where mortgage rates go next -- and it's not the 10-year treasury note.
The Federal Reserve released its June 2011 Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes Tuesday. More stimulus may be coming.
The FOMC held the Fed Funds Rate at its current target near 0.000% today. Here's what it means to mortgage rates.
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. But it also foreshadowed new stimulus -- which would be awful for mortgage rates long-term.
It's hard to be a home buyer when the FOMC meets. Rising mortgage rates affect purchasing power and it doesn't take much for the FOMC to lead mortgage rates up.
As compared to last year, today's mortgage rates are higher by about a half-percent. It's because the economy is growing. Wall Street sees it. The Fed sees it. You should see it, too -- and do something about it.
Today, for the second straight meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. The vote was 10-0.
