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What the virus outbreak means for home loans, mortgage rates

| March 6, 2020 12:05 AM

The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates by half a percentage point on Tuesday in an effort to protect the economy from more damage from the virus outbreak. The move may present options for mortgage shoppers.

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