We got a rare winning day for mortgage rates yesterday thanks to what seemed like renewed interest in bonds. The global bond selloff has been brutal for mortgage rates, but at a certain point things ...

If you’re thinking about selling your home, you might be curious what kind of proceeds you’ll receive. My cost to sell a home calculator can give you a better idea of what you could walk away with. It ...

The nation’s largest mortgage lender just got rid of its minimum credit score requirement on most home loans. The move is ...

Rocket Mortgage announced today that it will soon default to VantageScore 4.0 instead of the FICO score it relied upon for years. The switch is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2026 and ...

One of the most important steps you can take when obtaining a home loan is mortgage rate shopping. Most home buyers (and those looking to refinance) don’t even bother to do it. Studies show they only ...

The Federal Reserve is almost guaranteed to hike rates today. Odds are currently around 93%, per CME FedWatch, meaning it’s basically a sure thing. In the Fed’s history, they’ve never defied odds like ...

Chase is back with another mortgage rate sale, something they’ve done several times over the past couple years. They don’t advertise the exact amount of the discount, but common knowledge says it’s 25 ...

If you asked someone a year ago where mortgage rates would be today, my guess is they wouldn’t say one full percentage point higher. Yet here we are, with the 30-year fixed now almost exactly 100 ...

These days, it’s pretty common to pay mortgage points to buy your down interest rate. Why? Because mortgage rates are no longer cheap, so home buyers are often stretching to get into a property. Or ...

Let’s take a closer look at the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders, based on loan volume that includes retail and wholesale originations per HMDA data parsed by Richey May. More than 4,700 banks, ...

For years, I wanted to create a “mortgage rate calculator” that laid out different mortgage rates and corresponding payments to help home buyers and existing homeowners quickly compare rates. This ...

In a bid to drum up excitement for its new mortgage offering, Opendoor will apparently offer below-market mortgage rates to home buyers. Per an X post, Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian said they would offer ...