Average US long-term mortgage rate falls to the lowest level of the year at 6.15%

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025 this week, an encouraging sign for prospective ...

I’d Like to Leave My Marriage. But There’s One Thing I Can’t Imagine Giving Up.

I’m seriously considering leaving my marriage. One logistical piece that I keep getting stuck on is what we do with our house. We purchased our house in 2021 at an extremely good mortgage rate (2.9 ...

The Fed admits it can’t easily fix an economic problem it helped create

Low-income Americans have missed out on the wealth effects that have benefited the highest earners. The Fed, which has played ...
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Home Equity Loan vs. Mortgage: Key Differences

Christina Majaski writes and edits finance, credit cards, and travel content. She has 14+ years of experience with print and digital publications. JGI / Tom Grill / Getty Images A traditional mortgage ...
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Bimonthly Mortgage: Meaning, Benefits, and Key Differences From Biweekly

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...
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Mortgage types explained

Find out about the different types of mortgage and understand the pros and cons of fixed-rate mortgages, tracker mortgages and more. Sam Wilson Sam covers personal finance topics, from the best ...
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Mortgage interest rates explained

Sam covers personal finance topics, from the best savings rates to the reasons mortgage lenders say no. He enjoys crunching the numbers to help consumers get ahead. If you click on the link and ...