Why the Fed’s balance sheet could move mortgage rates sooner

Mortgage rates near 6% could shift as the Federal Reserve debates shrinking its balance sheet. Fed Governor Miran weighs QT, ...

Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push the other way.

Kevin Warsh’s push to shrink the $6.6 trillion balance sheet could raise long-term rates, creating tension with the ...
InvestmentNews

Fed wants to help banks regain mortgage business to benefit revenue, relationships

In a closely watched policy address Monday, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman laid out a case for ...

What Warsh’s Crisis-Era Fed Days Say About His Approach

Warsh’s repeated focus on the issue could shape the Fed’s policy approach going forward, wrote Wells Fargo Chief Economist Tom Porcelli. Powell has been known for “insurance cuts” — lowering rates ...
MarketWatch

Here's the bottom line on the Fed's mortgage holdings after its balance-sheet decision

It's going to take the Federal Reserve some time to shed $2.08 trillion of mortgage-backed securities. That's because of the Fed's glut of low-coupon pandemic mortgages on its balance sheet. After all ...
Morningstar

Participate and Community Capital Partner to Transform Loan Sales and Balance Sheet Optimization for Financial Institutions

Participate and Community Capital Partner to Transform Loan Sales and Balance Sheet Optimization for Financial Institutions New partnership delivers an integrated solution for banks, credit unions, ...
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Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push them up

President Donald Trump has made lowering mortgage rates a central economic promise, but his pick to lead the Federal Reserve could complicate that goal, The Washington Post writes.  Kevin Warsh, a ...