July 1, 2025

Credit u0026 Lending

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Producers taking more conservative approach, report no plans for major purchases

Wisconsin farmers and producers across the Midwest had more debt and less capital to start the year, increasing the stakes for the 2025 crop. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which covers southern and eastern Wisconsin along with states like Illinois and Iowa, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, which represents western and northern Wisconsin in

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Loans

Interest rates for loans, mortgages aren’t falling. See when they might

If you’re wondering when interest rates on credit cards and car loans will start falling again, don’t hold you breath this week when the Federal Reserve’s policy committee meets. Interest-rate traders see little chance that the Fed will lower interest rates at the end of Wednesday’s meeting or the following one. That means Americans won’t

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