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After sinking to 2-year lows Tuesday, both the 30-year and 15-year mortgage rate averages have edged up a bit. Rate movement ...

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The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates by 50 basis points, citing cooling inflation and signs of economic slowdown. This ...

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday almost certainly will lower interest rates for the first time in more than four years as the ...

The reduction of the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate will trickle down in a variety of ways, some are slower than others ...

The Lafayette city and parish councils voted on Tuesday to roll forward property tax rates to generate more money for ...

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rates half a percentage point Wednesday, a strong move that reverses two years of ...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) wrapped up its regularly scheduled two-day policy meeting by cutting the short-term ...