The Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point cut to the federal funds rate at the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The bankers had shifted into rate-cutting mode back in September ...

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Mortgage rates are down and still under 7%. Today’s national average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.22%, according to Bankrate. If you choose a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate is ...

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Americans frustrated by high home borrowing rates may have gotten some welcome news this week. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to 6.19% for the week ending October 23, down from 6.27% ...

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Sales of previously occupied US homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home shoppers. Existing home sales rose 1.5% ...

Thirty-year mortgage rates fell to a one-month low today. The current mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell by 1.90% in the last week to 6.15%, according to the Mortgage Research Center.

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People who are protesting and complaining that President Donald Trump is behaving like a dictator apparently skipped history classes or took them at liberal universities where professors have ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misattributed quotes from Bill Banfield, Rocket's chief business officer. As rates for home loans hit their lowest level in over a year, ...