One open question is whether Trumpov will direct the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the approval of mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug that conservatives tried to get moved off the market.

This time last year the major lenders greatly discounted mortgages in a battle for market share ahead of the key moments for house buying.

Although the U.S. labor market remains solid, separate government and private sector reports show there are fewer job openings today than a year ago.

But the strength of this month's data suggests fears about the jobs market may have been premature, removing pressure on the bank to act.

Larry Gross, executive director for the tenant rights group Coalition for Economic Survival, said he’s worried about thousands of relatively well-off refugees being forced into the region’s tight rental market.