What a potential Fed leadership change could mean for mortgage rates

What a potential Fed leadership change could mean for mortgage rates

From HousingWire Daily by HousingWire

April 27, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of a potential leadership change at the Federal Reserve on mortgage rates and recent housing data.

Today, HousingWire's CEO, Clayton Collins and Lead Analyst, Logan Mohtashami, will talk about the Government dropping the probe on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, paving the way for Kevin Warsh to be Chairman. We also go over some recent housing data and talk about the BIG event in Austin, Texas — The Gathering — and why it's important. Related to this episode: DOJ drops probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell HousingWire | YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More info about HousingWire To learn more about Total Expert click here. The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate.

People in this episode

Host: Clayton Collins

Guest: Logan Mohtashami

Topics covered

  • Federal Reserve
  • mortgage rates
  • housing data
  • leadership change
  • The Gathering

Keywords

  • Federal Reserve
  • mortgage rates
  • Jerome Powell
  • Kevin Warsh
  • housing data
  • The Gathering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DOJ

Places: Austin, Texas

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