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Factors That Affect Interest Rates
Factors That Affect Interest Rates
Factors That Affect Interest Rates
Government-issued
bonds can affect
mortgage rates as well.
Mortgage securities and
bonds are in competition
for similar investors, so
how well the bonds do
can change how much
interest lenders want to
charge customers.
Banks lend money to
make more money,
and they make their
money using the
interest they're able to
collect.
There are internal
aspects that, while they
affect interest rates,
apply only to you.
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