Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve started a rate-cutting cycle on Sept. 18, 2025, lowering its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) to a range of 4.75% to 5%. The cut was the first since March 2020 after the Fed raised interest rates to a 23-year high point to cool the economy and quell inflation. The Fed cut rates two more times in 2024, each by 25 basis points. It has not cut interest rates so far in 2025.
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Invictus: 758 banks at risk of failing
Jan 31, 2012After conducting stress and sustainability tests on hundreds of U.S. banks, Invictus Consulting Group found 758 American banks are at risk of failing. The research and…
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Analysts see housing impact on economic recovery as minimal
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Fed chair may lay groundwork for QE3 at House hearing: Capital Economics
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Closing the door on housing 2011
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Pulling housing from the brink
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Pending CFPB rule could lead to flood of foreclosure challenges
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Containing the mortgage bond vigilantes
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Does anyone read the law or the Constitution anymore?
Oct 10, 2011
