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JUST IN: Trump orders $200 billion in mortgage bond buys to lower mortgage rates.
January 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for the Federal Reserve to continue cutting interest rates, extending his pressure campaign on US monetary policymakers
Bessent Says Trump May Decide on Fed Before or After Davos Meet
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he anticipates that President Donald Trump decides on a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this month.
bloom.bg
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for the Federal Reserve to continue cutting interest rates, extending his pressure campaign on US monetary policymakers
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October 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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President Trump’s freewheeling Federal Housing head Bill Pulte is waging an unorthodox social-media campaign to oust the Fed chair.
The Home-Builder Heir Who Is Stoking the Jerome Powell Frenzy
The freewheeling style of Bill Pulte, the head of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—and known to some as “Little Trump”—is landing the wrong way with some industry and administration officials.
on.wsj.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
President Trump’s freewheeling Federal Housing head Bill Pulte is waging an unorthodox social-media campaign to oust the Fed chair.
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Waller says the Fed should cut this month:
July 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Waller says the Fed should cut this month:
🔍 #ICYMI: Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac on the chopping block?
1/ 🏛️ Trump admin stirring the pot
Treasury Sec Scott Bessent and FHFA Director Bill Pulte recently signaled they’re actively studying moving FNMA & FHLMC ‘public’ - or even privatizing - as soon as after the tax and trade overhaul bills land
1/ 🏛️ Trump admin stirring the pot
Treasury Sec Scott Bessent and FHFA Director Bill Pulte recently signaled they’re actively studying moving FNMA & FHLMC ‘public’ - or even privatizing - as soon as after the tax and trade overhaul bills land
July 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🔍 #ICYMI: Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac on the chopping block?
1/ 🏛️ Trump admin stirring the pot
Treasury Sec Scott Bessent and FHFA Director Bill Pulte recently signaled they’re actively studying moving FNMA & FHLMC ‘public’ - or even privatizing - as soon as after the tax and trade overhaul bills land
1/ 🏛️ Trump admin stirring the pot
Treasury Sec Scott Bessent and FHFA Director Bill Pulte recently signaled they’re actively studying moving FNMA & FHLMC ‘public’ - or even privatizing - as soon as after the tax and trade overhaul bills land
2 rate cuts still projected this year.
Breaking: Fed officials leave interest rates unchanged and continue to pencil in two rate cuts in 2025. Follow our coverage.
Live: Analysis of Fed Rate Decision
Fed Meeting Today: Rate Cuts, Powell Speech, Live News & Analysis
bloom.bg
June 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
2 rate cuts still projected this year.
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Breaking news: The Federal Reserve has cut its outlook for the US economy, with policymakers split on whether they would be able to cut interest rates at all this year. https://on.ft.com/3SYfBBi
June 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Breaking news: The Federal Reserve has cut its outlook for the US economy, with policymakers split on whether they would be able to cut interest rates at all this year. https://on.ft.com/3SYfBBi
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The average rate on a U.S. 30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming #mortgage on 12 June was at 6.781%. Relative to the prior week, the rate has fallen by about -0.04 p.p. #mortgagerates #econsky
June 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The average rate on a U.S. 30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming #mortgage on 12 June was at 6.781%. Relative to the prior week, the rate has fallen by about -0.04 p.p. #mortgagerates #econsky
Core CPI May 2.8% vs 2.9% expected.
MBS up 8 ticks on the news.
Likely impact to rate sheets is 0.12-0.20 pt improvement. #CPI #MortgageRates
MBS up 8 ticks on the news.
Likely impact to rate sheets is 0.12-0.20 pt improvement. #CPI #MortgageRates
June 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Core CPI May 2.8% vs 2.9% expected.
MBS up 8 ticks on the news.
Likely impact to rate sheets is 0.12-0.20 pt improvement. #CPI #MortgageRates
MBS up 8 ticks on the news.
Likely impact to rate sheets is 0.12-0.20 pt improvement. #CPI #MortgageRates
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/06/mba-...
MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications increased 12.5 percent from one week earlier...
www.calculatedriskblog.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/06/mba-...
Core CPI at 8:30am ET today.
Markets pricing modest deceleration from April's 2.8% reading.
Current MBS levels vulnerable to hot print - watch for immediate volatility.
#CPI #MortgageMarkets
Markets pricing modest deceleration from April's 2.8% reading.
Current MBS levels vulnerable to hot print - watch for immediate volatility.
#CPI #MortgageMarkets
June 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Core CPI at 8:30am ET today.
Markets pricing modest deceleration from April's 2.8% reading.
Current MBS levels vulnerable to hot print - watch for immediate volatility.
#CPI #MortgageMarkets
Markets pricing modest deceleration from April's 2.8% reading.
Current MBS levels vulnerable to hot print - watch for immediate volatility.
#CPI #MortgageMarkets
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www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Trump said on Tuesday that the US government will retain its mortgage guarantees and oversight role for Fannie Mae (FNMA.PK) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.PK) as he works to take the US mortgage finance firms public.
Trump said on Tuesday that the US government will retain its mortgage guarantees and oversight role for Fannie Mae (FNMA.PK) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.PK) as he works to take the US mortgage finance firms public.
Trump says US to retain oversight, guarantees in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac spinoff
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. government will retain its mortgage guarantees and oversight role for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as he works to take the U.S. mortgage finance firms public. "I am working on TAKING THESE AMAZING COMPANIES PUBLIC, but I want to be clear, the U.S. Government will keep its implicit GUARANTEES, and I will stay strong in my position on overseeing them as President," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
www.reuters.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Trump said on Tuesday that the US government will retain its mortgage guarantees and oversight role for Fannie Mae (FNMA.PK) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.PK) as he works to take the US mortgage finance firms public.
Trump said on Tuesday that the US government will retain its mortgage guarantees and oversight role for Fannie Mae (FNMA.PK) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.PK) as he works to take the US mortgage finance firms public.
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The Federal Reserve held its key interest rate unchanged in a range between 4.25% to 4.5%, where it has been since December.
Full details: cnb.cx/42NjnmI
Full details: cnb.cx/42NjnmI
May 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Federal Reserve held its key interest rate unchanged in a range between 4.25% to 4.5%, where it has been since December.
Full details: cnb.cx/42NjnmI
Full details: cnb.cx/42NjnmI
This Week’s Listen:
The Daily’s - The Housing Market Has New Rules. Realtors Are Invading Them.
Find out what 3 cookies on the kitchen couter means. #realestate #housingnews overcast.fm/+AAoIe8T_j4I
The Daily’s - The Housing Market Has New Rules. Realtors Are Invading Them.
Find out what 3 cookies on the kitchen couter means. #realestate #housingnews overcast.fm/+AAoIe8T_j4I
The Housing Market Has New Rules. Realtors Are Evading Them. — The Daily
Last year, a historic legal settlement resulted in sweeping rule changes that were supposed to lower the price of buying and selling a home across the country. But those changes would cost real-estate...
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April 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This Week’s Listen:
The Daily’s - The Housing Market Has New Rules. Realtors Are Invading Them.
Find out what 3 cookies on the kitchen couter means. #realestate #housingnews overcast.fm/+AAoIe8T_j4I
The Daily’s - The Housing Market Has New Rules. Realtors Are Invading Them.
Find out what 3 cookies on the kitchen couter means. #realestate #housingnews overcast.fm/+AAoIe8T_j4I
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The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged 13 basis points Friday to 7.1%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That’s the highest rate since mid-February.
Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market
Mortgage rates surged over 7% to end the week, after massive volatility in bond markets surrounding President Donald Trump's tariff agenda.
cnb.cx
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged 13 basis points Friday to 7.1%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That’s the highest rate since mid-February.
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Fed Chair Powell: "Tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected"', Expect "higher inflation and slower growth" www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/04/fed-...
April 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Fed Chair Powell: "Tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected"', Expect "higher inflation and slower growth" www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/04/fed-...
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Breaking: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sees higher prices and slower growth because of President Trump's tariff plan, but is maintaining a wait-and-see stance on rates
Powell Is Cautious about Fed’s Ability to Pre-empt Tariff-Related Weakness
Fed chief says tariff hikes—and the likely effects on prices and growth—are “significantly larger than expected”
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Breaking: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sees higher prices and slower growth because of President Trump's tariff plan, but is maintaining a wait-and-see stance on rates
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J.P. Morgan economists: "The risk of recession in the global economy this year is raised to 60%, up from 40% earlier. Scenario where rest of world muddles through a US recession possible but less likely than global downturn."
April 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
J.P. Morgan economists: "The risk of recession in the global economy this year is raised to 60%, up from 40% earlier. Scenario where rest of world muddles through a US recession possible but less likely than global downturn."
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If you are planning to buy a home, you should know that mortgage rates are falling today. But it's hard to say where they go from here because of all the uncertainty.
April 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you are planning to buy a home, you should know that mortgage rates are falling today. But it's hard to say where they go from here because of all the uncertainty.
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Rocket makes $9.4 billion deal to buy Mr. Cooper and “bring together the homeownership experience at scale” — posing a bigger threat to Zillow’s “super app.”
First Redfin, now Rocket acquires major mortgage rival
www.realestatenews.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Rocket makes $9.4 billion deal to buy Mr. Cooper and “bring together the homeownership experience at scale” — posing a bigger threat to Zillow’s “super app.”
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Mortgage company Rocket buying Mr. Cooper in all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion https://apnews.com/article/rocket-cooper-mortgage-73a7ad2cf98f21b81cdc1d54bfa4fe8b?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Mortgage company Rocket buying Mr. Cooper in all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion
Mortgage company Rocket Cos. is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing company Redfin.
apnews.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Mortgage company Rocket buying Mr. Cooper in all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion https://apnews.com/article/rocket-cooper-mortgage-73a7ad2cf98f21b81cdc1d54bfa4fe8b?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Just wait until consumers figure this rat effing move out. The mortgage oversight guy took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and fired board members. So, he'll run the orgs he oversees - and may privatize them.
Next mortgage crisis arriving in ... 3 ... 2 ...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Next mortgage crisis arriving in ... 3 ... 2 ...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Top housing regulator in upheaval as executives, employees put on leave
Bill Pulte earlier this week fired 14 members of Fannie and Freddie’s boards of directors and appointed himself chair of both.
www.politico.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Just wait until consumers figure this rat effing move out. The mortgage oversight guy took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and fired board members. So, he'll run the orgs he oversees - and may privatize them.
Next mortgage crisis arriving in ... 3 ... 2 ...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Next mortgage crisis arriving in ... 3 ... 2 ...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...