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US Federal Reserve Rate Hike Is Credit Positive for Housing Finance Agencies

SECTOR COMMENT U.S. PUBLIC FINANCE DECEMBER 15, 2016 US Federal Reserve Rate Hike Is Credit Positive for Housing Finance Agencies From Credit Outlook On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve raised its short-term interest rate by 25 basis points, the first time the Fed has increased the rate since December 2015, when it was raised to 0.25% from 0%, where it had been for seven years. Although the incre
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