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Fed expected to cut interest rates

Mortgage rates jump 20 basis points following Fed cut

Mortgage rates surged higher after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate. The market reacted to comments from the chairman on future cuts.

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Mortgage Rates Climb After the Fed Cut. Here’s Why—and What Really Matters for Home Buyers.

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Fed decision could lower stagnant mortgage rates

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Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate As Government Shutdown Clouds Economic Outlook

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated.

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Where Inflation Stands as the FOMC Decides on Rates

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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate for the second time this year

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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for second time this year amid lagging job market

“The shutdown of the federal government will weigh on economic activity while it persists, but these effects should reverse once the shutdown ends,” Powell said.

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Federal Reserve Lowers Interest Rates, Ends Balance Sheet Reduction

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US Dollar Index roils after Fed delivers expected interest rate moves

After Another Fed Cut, Can Mortgage Rates Move Lower?

Mortgage rates are already at their lowest levels in over a year, so it remains to be seen whether the Federal Reserve's October rate cut will drive rates lower – or if the rate cut was already priced in.

Mortgage Rates Today: October 31, 2025 – Rates Rise

The current mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose by 2.00% in the last week to 6.31%, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Meanwhile, the APR on a 15-year fixed mortgage climbed 0.14 percentage point during the same period to 5.

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Fed Cuts Rates Again, Though Mortgage Rates Are Already Down

The Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point cut to the federal funds rate at the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The bankers had shifted into rate-cutting mode back in September with a crop of the same size. A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point, so today’s trim amounts to a quarter of a percentage point.

Fed halt of balance sheet shrinkage may nudge mortgage rates lower, economist says

Any decision by the Federal Reserve to end its "quantitative tightening" program to shrink its balance sheet could nudge mortgage rates lower, said Sam Williamson, senior economist at First American.

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Lowest Rates in a Year. Tomorrow's Fed Announcement Could Push Them in EITHER Direction

Rates have been flirting with long term lows over the past 2 weeks, but today made it official. Today's average top tier 30yr fixed rate perfectly matched that seen on September 16th, 2025.