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Economy

The Federal Open Market Committee should raise interest rates at every other meeting by default in 2017 unless economic data come in that are inconsistent with forecasts, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric Rosengren said today.

Economy

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased to 125.6 in March, up 9.5 points from February. The Present Situation Index rose 8.7 points to 143.1, while the Expectations Index jumped 9.9 points to 113.8. “Consumer confidence increased sharply in March to its highest level since December 2000 (Index, 128.6),” said Lynn Franco, Director of Economic

Mortgage

Since the Federal Housing Finance Agency launched a credit risk transfer program for GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2013, the enterprises have transferred $49 billion in credit risk to private investors, amounting to about 3.4 percent of $1.4 trillion in unpaid principal balance.

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