Should You Refinance Your Mortgage After the Fed’s Interest Rate Cut?
People who bought homes in the past two years may want to seek a lower interest rate. Here’s how to think it through — and how to shop.
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30-Year Mortgage Rate Drops to 6.09% After Fed Rate Cut
The decline in mortgage costs, influenced by expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate moves, could revive interest in buying, selling and remortgaging, economists said.
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Why Uncertainty Still Hangs Over the Fed’s Rate Decision
Investors, economists and politicians are at odds over whether the central bank should cut interest rates by a quarter-point, or more.
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A Fed Rate Cut Would Cap a Winning Streak for Biden and Harris on Prices
Improved data on borrowing costs and price growth has buoyed consumers, but it might be coming too late to significantly affect the presidential race