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Mortgage lenders cut rates for some after Bank of England base rate decision – check if yours is changing

Many mortgage lenders are cutting tracker and variable rates for existing customers as the dust settles on the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate from 4% to 3.75% just days ago (on ...
Governing

Can the Right Tech and Training Lower Mississippi’s SNAP Error Rates?

States will have to start paying a portion of SNAP benefit costs if their error rates exceed a level set in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Most states ...
CNBC

Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead

A Federal Reserve split over where its priorities should lie cut its key interest rate Wednesday in a 9-3 vote, but signaled a tougher road ahead for further reductions. The FOMC's "dot plot" ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Here’s what error rates can say about a judge’s performance

The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Judicial Performance Evaluation has long relied on anonymous attorney ratings as a metric to rank judges in Clark County. This year, the Review-Journal is partnering ...
Bloomberg L.P.

BOJ Can Only Gauge Neutral Rate Within Wide Range, Ueda Says

Governor Kazuo Ueda said the neutral interest rate can only be estimated within a fairly wide range at present. Ueda's comments imply the BOJ has ample room on the upside before its rate becomes ...
Wired

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
WAND

Illinois Department of Human Services working to minimize SNAP error rate amid threat of federal funding cuts

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently reported Illinois' error rate for SNAP benefits has reached 11.5%. State lawmakers are ...
Business Insider

What the second rate cut of the year means for your wallet

The Fed cut interest rates in its October meeting for the second time this year. Rate cuts could ease mortgage and credit card borrowing costs for consumers. It could also become easier for companies ...
Reuters

FULL TEXT- Bank of Canada lowers key rate to 2.25%

OTTAWA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada released the following statement on Wednesday: "The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%, with the ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Florida could lose funding for SNAP benefits due to high error rates

(NEXSTAR) – States have been put on notice: Stop making so many mistakes, or lose funding for food assistance. Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an ...
NBC4 Columbus

SNAP benefits will soon be tied to error rates. What that means for Ohio

(NEXSTAR) – States have been put on notice: Stop making so many mistakes, or lose funding for food assistance. Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an ...
The Hill

SNAP benefits will soon be tied to error rates. These states are in the biggest trouble

(NEXSTAR) – States have been put on notice: Stop making so many mistakes, or lose funding for food assistance. Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an ...