If the average on the 30-year fixed mortgage moved to 6%, 5.5 million current homeowners would be able to benefit from a refinance. About 20% of borrowers have mortgages with a rate over 6%. A ...

Explore current mortgage rates and what they mean for homebuyers Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By ...

Mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest average in more than three years. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

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Fed rate cuts would likely lower credit card and savings rates first, while auto loans and especially fixed-rate mortgages may stay high or even rise. How much consumers benefit will depend on credit ...

The IRS has announced that the 2026 standard mileage rate for business use is 72.5 cents per mile, the highest rate on record. Medical and military moving rates dipped. The IRS has announced its 2026 ...

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. 6 experts provide their 2026 forecasts Sabrina Karl has over two decades of ...

The Federal Reserve cut rates by 0.75% in 2025 amid economic uncertainty. Inflation and unemployment trends are diverging, complicating future Fed decisions on rate cuts. Odds for a January 2026 rate ...

This year, mortgage rates failed to decline by as much as many—including President Donald Trump—would have wished for to alleviate the ongoing affordability challenges in the U.S. housing market. As ...

Mortgage rates ticked lower this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark ...

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, 806,500 or less, increased to 6.38% from 6.33% Applications to refinance a home loan fell 4% for the ...

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate slightly to 6.39% this week, up from 6.37% the week before, according to U.S. News data. Mortgage refinancing rates decreased slightly for the 30-year term, ...