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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Poor credit scores keep Gen Xers from entering the housing market
May 17, 2019A recent report from LendingTree reveals that although Gen Xers are now in their prime earning years, many are refraining from homeownership due to substantial debt. According to LendingTree’s analysis, 28% of homeowners owe a median of $28,557 in student debt, whereas 27% of renters have a median of $28,203.
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Barron’s: The International Monetary Fund downgrades its 2019 forecast as economic pessimism grows
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Apr 12, 2019 -
First-time homebuyers are not being shut out of the housing market
Apr 10, 2019 -
Trump calls on Federal Reserve to lower interest rates
Apr 05, 2019 -
Federal Reserve signals it won’t raise interest rates at all this year
Mar 20, 2019 -
Hey Californians, your housing market is likely to cool off come 2020
Mar 15, 2019 -
Who would dare buy Ditech’s reverse mortgage servicing business?
Feb 20, 2019 -
Americans are way more in debt now than they were after the financial crisis
Feb 12, 2019 -
Fannie Mae: Housing market will stabilize in 2019
Jan 22, 2019 -
Federal Reserve says student debt has hampered housing market
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Bloomberg: Trump taking shots at the Fed, again
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