Mortgage rates, in particular, surged last year to their highest level since 2000 but have since come down alongside ...

This rate influences various other interest rates, including mortgage ... see from the chart below, there's a clear positive correlation (albeit imperfect) between the federal funds rate and ...

To better understand the future direction of mortgage rates, we need to understand what factors influence them.

The Fed has officially cut interest rates twice this year. But read on to see whether you should run out to sign a mortgage ...

The fed funds rate ... interest rate hikes, interest rates on credit cards and loans have made borrowing expensive. The impact reverberated throughout the economy. Rising mortgage rates have ...

Thinking about taking out a mortgage loan? Current mortgage rates remain at 6.88% for 30-year terms, while 15-year terms rise ...

That would reflect a full percentage point cut from its pre-September level, when the federal funds rate was at its highest ...

Rising US debt and economic headwinds suggest that further rate cuts may not effectively lower Treasury rates or other loan ...

Key points to consider: The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds rate, which in turn influences other interest rates, such as mortgages Mortgage lenders consider many different factors when ...

leading many to hope for a reprieve after the central bank finally cut the federal funds rate last month for the first time in four years. But instead of declining, mortgage rates have marched ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, the second reduction this year. A combination of strong data and ...

When the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point in September, it wasn't a ...