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jonstl08

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5. fixed rates

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:19 PM

Jan 9

Somebody explain this to me how this benefits someone who has been paying a few years on a fixed rate loan. Would you have to refinance to take advantage of this and thus extend the years your are paying.

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Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 9 OP

Continuing to drain US assets SheltieLover Jan 9 #1

Loves to spend other people's money roscoeroscoe Jan 9 #2

Where is all this money coming from?.................... Lovie777 Jan 9 #3

Didn't they try that before and it was what the housing market to crash? imanamerican63 Jan 9 #4

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Isn't that what the republicans blame the housing bubble on? Blue Full Moon Jan 9 #6

I thought he said "affordablity" was made-up leftstreet Jan 9 #7

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