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Some members of the Federal Open Market Committee said last month's decision to raise the federal funds target rate for the first time in nine years was a "close call."
Read More »Fed Minutes Show Concern About Inflation, Broader Economy
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Freddie Mac: Fed’s Monetary Tightening Will Not Adversely Affect Housing
Some analysts have expressed concerned that the Fed's tightening will reverse the gains the housing market has made in the last year. But Freddie Mac does not share those concerns, according to Chief Economist Sean Becketti.
Read More »Fed Seeks Comment on Capital Buffer for Internationally Active Banks
The buffer would raise capital requirements for banks that do business internationally in times of elevated risk of above-normal losses.
Read More »The Morning After: What’s Next Now that the Fed Raised Rates?
What is in store for the mortgage market now that the Fed liftoff has finally happened?
Read More »It’s Official: The Fed Finally Raises Rates
The Federal Reserve made the long-awaited, much-anticipated announcement on Wednesday afternoon that federal funds target rate will increase by 25 basis points from its near-zero level where it has been since 2006.
Read More »Ask the Economist: Why Raise Rates Now?
Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Frank Nothaft, SVP and Chief Economist with CoreLogic.
Read More »Kick-Off: All Eyes on the Fed for the First Interest Rate Hike since 2008
This week the Federal Reserve is looking to raise interest rates, key housing indicators will show how the market is doing, there's a look at key economic indicators as 2015 closes, and we get a preview of how consumers are looking at things going into 2016. Read on.
Read More »Bank of America’s Revised Capital Plan Earns Fed’s Approval
The Fed required Bank of America to submit a revised capital plan due to certain weaknesses in the bank's capital planning process the Fed located in its annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) stress test conducted in early March.
Read More »Fed Liftoff Could Adversely Impact First-Time Buyers
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will convene next week for the last time this year and is expected to sweep the industry with a change to the federal funds rate, something that has not been done since June 2006. ...
Read More »Will 2016 Bring Unwelcome Surprises for the Housing Market?
The expected interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve is also swaying the views of many consumers for the housing market, causing many to believe that getting a mortgage will be more difficult next year.
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