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After spiking earlier this month, mortgage rates dropped significantly last week and are holding steady today. 

The Federal Reserve is meeting today and tomorrow to discuss its path forward in fighting inflation. The central bank has already raised the federal funds rate once this year, and markets largely expect another 25-basis-point hike, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.