The Federal Housing Finance Agency is increasing the size of home loans that the government can guarantee against default as ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance slipped to 6.27% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.33% ...

Homebuyers and homeowners who are hoping to secure certain types of mortgages will still need to practice patience.

Mortgage Research Center. For 15-year fixed refinance mortgages, the average rate is 5.37%, and for 20-year mortgages, the ...

If you've had your mortgage for a while or have built equity in your home, you may have considered refinancing. Refinancing is when you take out a new home loan to pay off the existing one to ...

As increasing home costs prompt Americans to find affordable housing alternatives, the Federal Housing Finance Agency makes a ...

Still, the number of Americans turning to these riskier loans has climbed sharply. The share of homebuyers using ARM loans has more than tripled over the past five years, according to the Mortgage ...

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