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Submitting a mortgage application can lead some consumers to receive harassing phone calls from lenders — but new legislation may reign them in.
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It could take time for the effects of the new tax law to reach the housing market, and mortgage rates.
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Mortgage payments have been rising for decades.
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Our expert’s analysis of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorship debate.
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Do you really need rates to go down a full percent to make a refinance worth it?
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Credit unions beat out retail banks when it comes to trust, convenience and resolving problems — and you may qualify for a better rate.
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The amount of mortgage refinances has drastically slowed since the low rates of 2020 through 2022. The 30-year mortgage rate has hovered in the high-6 percent and low-7 percent range since 2023, according [...]
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