If the Fed cut rates, why are mortgages still expensive?

From CNN.

Even when the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, mortgage rates can remain high. That’s because home loans track closer to the bond market than the Fed rate.

CNN’s Matt Egan explains how the Fed’s decisions impact some of your loans more than others.

0:00 Recent US interest rates
2:04 Why interest rates are so important
3:36 How the bond market impacts federal interest rates
4:37 How interest rate changes can backfire

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