On Jan. 29, the Federal Reserve's decision-making body voted to pause its cuts on borrowing rates, leaving its benchmark ...

For his part, Lewis says mortgage rates are poised to drop in February, after climbing above 7% in January. “The direction of ...

Mortgage rates pulled back ever so slightly this week, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 7.02 percent, down from 7.03 ...

As inflation stays higher than hoped and the Federal Reserve looks less likely to lower its benchmark rate, mortgage rates ...

Though new purchase mortgage rates saw welcome declines in late November and early December, they bolted higher around Christmas—and then higher still in mid-January. But the last four weeks have ...

Rates on 15-year new purchase loans fell even more significantly last week, plunging 16 basis points to average 5.98% Friday.

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored enterprises that underpin the U.S. mortgage market, have been under ...

Learn more: How are mortgage rates set? MethodologyThe Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders is conducted weekly. To conduct the National Average survey, Bankrate obtains rate information ...