The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.56% this week, down from 6.58% last week, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the rate was 6.35%. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.69%, unchanged from last week. A year ago, the rate was 5.51%.
Regulators set sights on liquidity coverage ratio reform
Saying that bank liquidity is “the next big-ticket item” for regulatory reform, top officials at the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve outlined their case for revisiting the liquidity coverage ratio to recognize discount window borrowing capacity.










