Mortgage rates typically follow the bond market and other macroeconomic factors, not the Fed’s short-term-funds rate. Nevertheless, advisors say there may be some good refi opportunities now, ...

A refinance mortgage loan backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, called a VA refi loan, is for current or former members of the armed services who would like to refinance their mortgage. In a ...

Here's a guide to what to say to the mortgage lender, complete with sample sentences. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

Government refinance applications increased by 42% over the week, according to the MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Feb. 28, 2025. This jump was mainly due to the dip in ...

Mortgage applications continued to rise last week, up 10.9% from one week earlier. That’s according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the ...

Military life isn't always easy, so when active-duty members and veterans have the opportunity to take advantage of service-related perks, those perks are at least worth looking into, right?

Compare today’s best mortgage refinance rates, compiled from hundreds of loan offers and analyzed by Investopedia’s mortgage rate experts.

Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.33% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 6% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

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Home equity is at historic highs. If you've faithfully paid your mortgage over the years, you've likely built up quite a bit of it yourself. According to the Federal Reserve, American homeowners are ...