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In response to mounting warning signs from the labor market, the Federal Reserve is preparing to cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine months. Most economists…

A combination of factors this week will have all eyes on the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Sept. 16–17 and whether any drop in interest rates will happen. First, inflation data…

Quick Read Purchase mortgage applications were up 23% year-over-year last week as 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rates dropped to the lowest since October 2024. Optimal Blue data showed mortgage rates dropped…

Mortgage rates fell dramatically to a new 2025 low on Friday after an anemic jobs report convinced investors the economy is decelerating and the Federal Reserve is likely to cut…

With the Trump administration signaling that it intends to merge mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and take them public before the end of the year, Senate Democrats want…

With 7.24 million Americans out of work in July and payroll growth slowing, the Fed is expected to pivot from fighting inflation to preserving jobs. Upward pressure on mortgage rates…

For years, high home prices and mortgage rates have driven consumers from the housing market. That intimidation factor might be fading, Intel’s latest survey of 3,000 working adults found. For…

Mortgage rates were headed down Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is starting to see unemployment as a bigger risk to the U.S. economy than…

Impact on rates depends on the structure of rumored IPO. Whatever the plan turns out to be, the Trump administration has stacked the boards at the mortgage giants with its…

Key Points Federal student loans still offer stronger protections, but changes to repayment programs, especially for parents, changes the dynamic. Private student loans can offer lower rates for creditworthy borrowers…