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Quick Read Homebuyer demand for purchase loans reached a 2025 high last week, rising 8% weekly and 20% year-over-year, driven primarily by FHA, VA, and USDA applications for lower-priced homes,…

High-yield savings accounts saw some of the biggest rate changes last week since the Fed cut rates. However, as of November 24, 2025, leading online banks are offering interest rates…

Economists at UBS pointed to analysis done by the center-right American Enterprise Institute, which calculated that tariffs would have to be set at 42.5% to level out manufacturing imports and…

Our coverage of the November meeting of the The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has ended. The RBA has held the cash rate at 3.6%. The RBA’s next decision on…

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Quick Read The Federal Reserve cut short-term rates by 0.25% to 3.75%-4% but Chair Powell signaled a December rate cut is uncertain, prompting a rise in mortgage rates. Yields on…

High-yield savings accounts are still delivering standout returns, with top APYs holding near record highs. As of October 20, 2025, leading online banks are offering interest rates up to 5.00%…

High-yield savings accounts are still delivering standout returns, with top APYs holding near record highs. As of October 16, 2025, leading online banks are offering interest rates up to 5.00%…

Mortgage rates got room to come down Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said central bank policymakers are open to another rate cut this month, and may soon put…

The federal government shutdown stretched past the one-week mark, interrupting data releases and likely delaying some home closings. Mortgage lenders have received guidance from Fannie and Freddie on adaptations they…