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Average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 6.67%, the lowest level since early April
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell for the fifth straight week to its lowest level since early April, an ...
Are mortgage rates heading up or down?
Mortgage rates were down again this week but that may not last. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the United States ...
Rocket Mortgage home equity loan review 2025
One major difference between Discover and Rocket Mortgage (aside from only the former listing its rates online) is that ...
I’m 69 with a $250K reverse mortgage hanging over my head — should I use up most of my nest egg to pay it off?
Samantha is retired at 69, but a few years back she took out a reverse mortgage. Now, she’d like to be done with it, ...
‘Finance makes me break out in hives’: I inherited $240K from my parents. Do I pay off my $258K mortgage and give up my job?
Dear Quentin, I recently lost both my parents and inherited $240,000. Due to life choices (divorce) and living paycheck to ...
Mortgage Delinquency Rates Grew Faster Than Any Other Debt Type In May
Many homeowners are having a hard time keeping up with their mortgage payments as home prices sit at record highs, forcing ...
Mortgage paid off for family of MSP trooper killed in the line of duty
A nonprofit has paid off the mortgage of a Michigan State Police trooper who was killed in the line of duty. (July 3, 2025) ...
Home buyers have more ‘negotiating power’ (finally), and mortgage rates have fallen from 2025 highs. 5 pros on what’s next
Recently, aspiring home buyers are seeing a little relief. The housing market in general — though there are, of course, ...