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Fed officials hold rates again, still see two cuts by year end

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and continued to pencil in two rate cuts in 2025, saying uncertainty over the economic outlook was still high but had diminished. The Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to hold the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 4.25%-4.5%, as they have at each […]

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What Americans’ optimism about finances means for lenders

Fears of tariffs and inflation abound these days, with many Americans concerned that rising prices will push up housing costs. But even as younger consumers worry about buying a home, many of them remain hopeful about their own finances, offering some encouraging news to mortgage lenders looking for unmet demand. More than half or 55%

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Dudley Benoit, president of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition board of directors and senior managing director of Walker & Dunlop.

Pro-housing Senate bill has uncertain future

“These Housing Credit provisions represent bold action to increase the nation’s housing supply by over one million homes at a time when the affordable housing crisis has reached record levels and has affected every state, district, and community,” said Dudley Benoit, president of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition board of directors and senior managing director

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