Weekly Mortgage Rates Rise; Fed Votes to Freeze Rates

Mortgage rates rose this week as lenders steel themselves against a foggy economic future. The Federal Reserve predictably voted to hold the federal funds rate steady during central bankers’ March 19 meeting and spoke of a need for more solid data before making policy shifts. Mortgage lenders, on the other hand, can be more reactionary when it comes to setting their own mortgage rates .

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