The Narrow Window Between Fed Announcements Where Mortgage Rates Move the Most
Within 30 minutes of an FOMC statement, lenders can reprice loans 2–3 times—and a 0.25% swing adds $20,000+ in interest on a $400,000 mortgage.
Marcus Delgado
Marcus Delgado is a certified mortgage advisor and personal finance journalist with 15 years of experience tracking interest rate trends and housing market dynamics across the United States. He spent nearly a decade as a loan officer before transitioning to financial writing, giving him a ground-level perspective on how rate shifts impact real borrowers. Marcus covers mortgage rates and interest rate analysis for CapitalLendingNews with a focus on clarity and practical guidance.
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