This afternoon (11:00 am PST) wraps up the two-day FOMC meeting and we will learn if the Fed has decided to make any adjustments to the Fed Funds rate. Although the Fed does not directly control the interest rate of mortgage loans (except for home equity lines of credit that follow the prime rate), mortgage interest rates are influenced by the actions by the Fed.
Odds are that there will be no changes to the Fed funds rate today. Markets will be paying close attention to what Fed Chair Jerome Powell has to say following the Fed’s announcement of their rate decision. [Read more…]
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