One common type of mortgage is a conventional loan with a 15-year fixed interest rate. With a fixed rate, your rate and monthly payment will stay the same throughout the life of the loan.

One option to consider is refinancing to a conventional 15-year, fixed-rate loan. If you’re thinking about refinancing, be sure to keep an eye on interest rates beforehand as they tend to ...

While any dip in rates is good news for buyers, average 30-year mortgage rates are still closer to 7% than 6%.

Series I savings bonds were hot in 2022 as inflation peaked. But they remain a solid spot for savings as many worry about ...

While mortgage rates always fluctuate, the direction of the housing market is more uncertain than ever. Lingering inflation, ...

Refi rates recently surged, then retreated—but are back on the upswing with a four-day climb for 30-year loans. Rates edged ...

After climbing to a just above 7% in mid-January, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage has remained above 6.62%, where it ...

see the chart below. Each mortgage has a loan term, or payment schedule. The most common mortgage terms are 15 and 30 years, although 10-, 20- and 40-year mortgages also exist. With a fixed-rate ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have gone up this week as markets react to attacks on the ...

A year ago, the rate averaged 7.17%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also fell. The average rate dropped to 5.94% from 6.03% ...

IS THE US HOUSING MARKET BECOMING A BUYER-FRIENDLY MARKET? The average rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage also fell to 5.94% from last week's reading of 6.03%. One year ago, the rate on the 15 ...