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Why Mortgage Rates Shot Toward 7% Before the Fed Raised Rates

17 Sep 2026, 00:03 GMT By Kate Wood
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Article Why Mortgage Rates Shot Toward 7% Before the Fed Raised Rates
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The Federal Reserve just raised the target for the federal funds rate 25 basis points, or a quarter of a percentage point. It's the first increase to the funds rate