Is the Fed interest rate pause good for mortgage rates?

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  How Fed Rates Influence Mortgages, Credit Cards, Savings and More

  Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
  
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  Trump’s Tariffs Scramble Fed’s Interest Rate Calculus

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• Mortgage rates are stuck at 7% as Fed holds steady on interest rates

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• 3 CD accounts to consider with the Fed pausing interest rates

  The Fed is keeping interest rates paused. Here are three CD accounts to consider now with rates still high.
  
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• Fed pauses interest rate cuts—here’s when borrowing costs might drop in 2025

  The Fed is holding off on more rate cuts for now, amid concerns that inflation isn’t slowing quickly enough.
  
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• Will the Fed respond to Trump’s call on interest rates?

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• This is what it could take for the Fed to hike interest rates

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• What's a good CD interest rate in 2025?

  CD rates have dropped, but they're still relatively high as 2025 begins. Here's what's considered a good rate now.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 8

• What factors drive mortgage loan interest rates?

  The Fed rate decisions aren't the only factor that plays a role in where mortgage rates head next.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 8

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