This week’s episode of The Mortgage Porter covers the upcoming Fed meeting and features my new workshops designed for home buyers.
Mortgage Rates Trending Lower Ahead of the Fed Meeting: The Mortgage Porter Weekly
Mortgage Rate Update for the Week of August 25, 2025
Mortgage rates liked what they heard from Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday when he signaled that the Fed might adjust rates at the upcoming meeting in September. How does this impact mortgage rates and where are mortgage rates trending? Learn this and more about our new and improved bridge loan in this week’s episode.
If you would like to see what current mortgage interest rates are for your financial scenario, please contact me!
It’s Fed Day! [Live Post] Rates are Unchanged
Today at 11:00 PST we will learn if the Fed is going to make any changes to the Fed Funds rate as they complete their two-day meeting. It is widely expected that there will be no change to the rate today. The Fed Funds rate does not directly impact mortgage rates* as mortgage rates are based on bonds (mortgage-backed securities), which move similar as stocks. Markets will be waiting for the Fed’s statement and the press conference that follows the rate decision. [Read more…]
Mortgage Rate Update for the Week of July 28, 2025
We have the Fed meeting, PCE (inflation data) and the Jobs Report…oh my!
It’s FED Day! [Live Post]
It’s the day we’ve been waiting for! Okay, maybe you haven’t been anxiously looking forward to the wrap up of the FOMC’s two-day meeting and learning if they are going to adjust the Fed Funds rate. You must have more exciting things to do! 🤓 [Read more…]




