Thirty Year Fixed Rate Mortgages Should be as Low as 2.60 Percent Says Fed

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a very interesting article on why 30 year fixed mortgage rates are hovering around 3.30 percent and are not as low as 2.60 percent, where they should be based on one measure. Since the Financial crisis of 2007 mortgage rates have made a series of record lows because of several factors including the Federal Reserve buying mortgage backed securities (MBS) to drive rates lower.