Some financial stocks would probably not mind rates staying the same or rising.After three consecutive decisions to lower the federal funds rate, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) paused rate cuts at its meeting this week.Ultimately, the FOMC decided to hold rates at between 3.50% and 3.75%, citing an expanding economy, stabilized unemployment, and still-elevated inflation. The decision to pause rates was widely expected. According to the CME FedWatch survey of interest rate traders, rates are expect ...