http://www.mtgfoundation.com the lowest home loan rates Tue, 13 May 2008 22:12:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Federal Reserve announced today at 2:18 PM that they would cut the key funds rate by .75% to 2.25% which was less than expected. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/03/federal-reserve-cuts-rates-75-today.html Vice Chairman Donald L Kohn spoke today at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington about the US economy and Monetary Policy. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/donald-l-kohn-and-the-us-economy.html  Randall Kroszner spoke today at the Global Association of Risk Management Professional's annual risk convention in New York. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/governor-randall-s-kroszner-on-risk-management.html Govenor Frederic Mishkin spoke today at the East Carolina University about inflation and our economy. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/frederic-s-mishkin-on-inflations-effect-on-economic-activity.html As troubled bond insurers like MBIA and Ambac fight to maintain their triple-A ratings, officials at these firms are pondering how their businesses might look if they do indeed get downgraded. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/bond-insurers-fight-to-keep-tripple-a-ratings.html Banks and other lenders across the US have been tightening their credit standards and not just on mortgage loans. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/banks-tighten-credit-standards.html Govenor Frederic Mishkin spoke today at the Tuck Global Capital Markets Conference regarding recent financial disruptions. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/frederic-mishkin-on-recent-financial-disruptions.html At a meeting with Congress this morning Ben Bernanke stated that the economic outlook has once again deteriorated and signaled that the central bank is ready to keep lowering rates as needed to combat economic deterioration. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/bernanke-ready-to-cut-rates-again.html Patrick M Parkinson, the Deputty Director for the Division of Research and Statistics, spoke today regarding the problems that bond insurance companies are facing. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/patrick-m-parkinson-on-bond-insurance.html Ben Bernanke spoke today at the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the economy. http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2008/02/ben-bernanke-on-the-economy-and-financial-markets.html