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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Greenspan: Housing Will Bottom in mid-2009
Aug 14, 2008In a wide-ranging interview with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, former Fed chief Alan Greenspan suggested that housing’s bottom will depend on clearing a huge inventory overhang, and said that the plan to backstop Fannie Mae [stock FNM][/stock] and Freddie Mac [stock FRE][/stock] via new-found Treasury authority was “bad.”
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House Majority Urges Withdrawal of RESPA Proposal
Aug 12, 2008 -
Banks, GSEs Crossing Signals?
Aug 12, 2008 -
Greenspan: Housing’s Worst Still Ahead
Aug 01, 2008 -
SEC, Fed Move to Bolster ‘Fragile’ Market
Jul 30, 2008 -
Fears Over WaMu Lead Wall Street Rout of Financials
Jul 24, 2008 -
Mortgage Rates Soar on Inflation Fears
Jul 24, 2008 -
Paulson: “Too Big to Fail” Part of the Problem
Jul 23, 2008 -
Fannie, Freddie Shares Saved by SEC Short-Selling Order?
Jul 23, 2008 -
Mortgage Rates Fall
Jul 17, 2008 -
Bernanke: Housing Continues to Weaken, Challenges Grow
Jul 15, 2008
