🏦 1. Fed Rate vs. Market Rates

When the Federal Reserve cuts rates, it lowers the federal funds rate — the rate banks charge each other for overnight loans.
That directly affects:

Credit cards

Auto loans

Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs)
These tend to move quickly with Fed changes.

🏠 2. Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates are not directly set by the Fed — they’re more closely tied to the 10-year Treasury yield, which moves based on investor expectations for:

Future inflation

Economic growth

Fed policy in the future

So, when the Fed signals a rate cut or actually cuts, Treasury yields often fall in anticipation, which can lead to lower mortgage rates — if investors believe inflation is under control and the economy is cooling.

However:

If markets think the Fed cut too early or inflation might return, yields can actually rise, keeping mortgage rates higher.

So, mortgage rates don’t always fall right after a Fed cut.

📉 In short:

Fed cuts → short-term rates (credit cards, HELOCs) usually fall fast.

Mortgage rates → might fall if inflation expectations drop and bond yields decline — but not guaranteed.

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