FEBRUARY 15, 2025
Powell predicts a time when mortgages
will be impossible to get in parts of US
“‘If you fast-forward 10 or 15 years, there are going to be regions of the country where you can’t get a mortgage,’ [Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell] said during his semiannual testimony to Congress, noting that banks and insurance companies have been pulling out of coastal and fire-prone areas they deem too high risk.“