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Household Borrowing Shifts Based on Interest Rates
December 8, 2023
Dennis Hollier
Fed researchers show that, when interest rates increase, refinances decline, but alternative forms of household borrowing increase proportionally. This borrowing substitution diminishes the value of refinances as a path for monetary policy.
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