Article: Mortgage rates largely unaffected by Fed's cut; The cost of a mortgage, which is affected more by bond prices than the federal funds rate, increased slightly on Tuesday.(BUSINESS)

Article: FOR MORTGAGE RATES, THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS JUST BECAUSE THE FED CUT INTEREST RATES, DON'T EXPECT MORTGAGE RATES TO DROP.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  May 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ......economists say, mortgage rates usually anticipate...changes by the Fed. But while the...College. But the Fed doesn't set long-term mortgage rates, Duddleston...matter what the Fed has done or...the attractive mortgage rates are leading...

Article: MORTGAGE RATES DON'T FOLLOW FED HOMEOWNERS CAN'T EXPECT LOWER INTEREST IN WAKE OF CUT.(Business)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 22, 2007 ;     571 words ......zero causation between mortgage rates and the Fed reducing its target for...Why would banks raise mortgage rates while the Fed is cutting rates? Things...term interest rates. Mortgage rates often anticipate Fed rate moves instead of...

Article: Mortgage rates won't fall just because of Fed cut
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 26, 2003 ;     510 words ......why, more often, mortgage rates have risen after a Fed rate cut. Why? The...term loans, but mortgage rates fell because of what Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan...news last week. A Fed rate cut can drive mortgage rates up if the stock market...

Article: NO CLEAR DIRECTION FOR MORTGAGE RATES EXPERTS SPLIT ON EFFECT OF POSSIBLE FED RATE CUT.(Business)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  November 5, 2002 ;     509 words ......thought is that the Fed is lowering the...bonds, causing mortgage rates to rise. Byron...anything the Fed will do will make (mortgage rates) go down; they...doesn't think the Fed's action will have any impact on mortgage rates. ``I don't think...

Article: Fed's rate cut won't directly affect mortgage rates
Naperville Sun, The (IL);  September 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......zero causation between mortgage rates and the Fed reducing its target for...Why would banks raise mortgage rates while the Fed is cutting rates? Things...term interest rates. Mortgage rates often anticipate Fed rate moves instead of...

Article: Borrowers Predicting Mortgage Rates Based on the Fed's Rate Adjustments May be in for Unpleasant Surprises.
PR Newswire;  November 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Unfortunately, they find that mortgage rates often rise after the Fed cuts rates, and those...rates thinking a Fed rate cut will reduce mortgage rates, are actually faced...actually help reduce mortgage rates. In short, the Fed's rate cuts stimulate...

Article: Borrowers Predicting Mortgage Rates Based on the Fed's Rate Adjustments May be in for Unpleasant Surprises
U.S. Newswire;  November 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Unfortunately, they find that mortgage rates often rise after the Fed cuts rates, and those...rates thinking a Fed rate cut will reduce mortgage rates, are actually faced...actually help reduce mortgage rates." In short, the Fed's rate cuts stimulate...

Article: Orange County, Calif., mortgage rates drop after Fed rate hike.
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 1, 2004 ;     405 words ......yesterday. In fact, mortgage rates dropped slightly because the Fed acted as it predicted...t stay so low. Mortgage rates will continue to...very slowly as the Fed raises rates, and...doesn't anticipate mortgage rates will greatly increase -- the Fed's future ...

Article: Fed cut not likely to affect mortgage rates.
Newsday (Melville, NY);  September 20, 2007 ;     421 words ......20--Don't expect mortgage rates to fall now that...downward over time. The Fed decision Tuesday...factored in the Fed's decision, experts said. Mortgage rates are a so-called...anticipation of the Fed's action. The effect...relationship between Fed interest rates and ...

Article: Why haven't Fed cuts caused mortgage rates to drop?
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 10, 2001 ;     367 words ......connection between what the Fed does and mortgage rates is often quite loose...direction." Take current mortgage rates. The Fed has slashed short-term...January. Now, after the five Fed rate cuts, mortgage rates are edging upward as traders...

Article: Fed cuts not lowering mortgage rates.(B)(Business)
The Washington Times;  July 10, 2001 ;     647 words ......Kristina Stefanova Mortgage rates have not come down...surprise. The Fed has lowered its...late June. But mortgage rates declined more modestly...on behalf of the Fed translate into lower mortgage rates, said Greg McBride...is that what the Fed controls are ...

Article: Don't expect the Fed's decision to result in lower mortgage rates.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  March 21, 2001 ;     582 words ......cuts interest rates; mortgage rates should follow. Except...Reserve controls mortgage rates, and it does not. Mortgage rates are influenced less by the Fed, which sets short-te...only time you'll see mortgage rates move when the Fed has done ...

Article: Economists Warn That Fed's Cut Is Unlikely to Result in Lower Mortgage Rates.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 21, 2001 ;     572 words ......cuts interest rates; mortgage rates should follow. Except...Reserve controls mortgage rates, and it does not. Mortgage rates are influenced less by the Fed, which sets short-te...only time you'll see mortgage rates move when the Fed has done ...

Article: Mortgage rates highest since '97 Fed's warning prompts reaction
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 21, 1999 ;     434 words ......almost nine years, and the Fed's announcement of its...higher interest rates, mortgage rates began to climb," said...Beiersdorf said, however, the Fed's bias toward raising...stabilizing effect on mortgage rates. "I expect rates to stay...