The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed to 6.63% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The ...

The likely path is a slow drift, with no move expected this week. The Federal Reserve has held its policy rate steady for ...

Last week, the average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans increased. Yet for many borrowers, it could ...

People don’t want to sacrifice their low mortgage rates, so they’re staying put — and that has consequences for renters.

Yes, mortgage rates are still below their highs of the past few years — they last crossed over the 7% threshold in May 2025. (You can see mortgage rates in your area here, from our ad partner Bankrate ...

With more than 15 years of experience crafting content about all aspects of personal finance, Michael Benninger knows how to identify smart moves for your money. His work has been published by Intuit, ...

The 30-year fixed mortgages in this week’s survey had an average total of 0.33 discount and origination points. Discount points are a way to lower your mortgage rate, while origination points are fees ...

Potential longer-term effects of the Iran war are coming into focus. Mortgage interest rates improved slightly this week, though that's not much comfort given the state of the world. In truth, it's ...

Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on March 18. Policymakers at the Federal Reserve are discussing the ...

Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising Rates has shown limited effectiveness as a hedge in rising rate environments. FDRR has underperformed the S&P 500 since inception, and performance has aligned more ...

Mortgage rates got hit 3 times on Wednesday, with the net effect being a move back up to the highest levels in several months. The average lender isn't quite as high as they were last Friday, but ...