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2024-09-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·23m 13s ·by NPR
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to get inflation under control. One side effect is that taking out a mortgage to buy a home has gotten very expensive. That’s especially a problem for some homeowners who managed to get a lower mortgage rate years ago. They have a sort of… champagne proble