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I’ve long said that the banks weren’t interested in mortgages anymore.Their distaste for home loans probably began post-2008 when several were forced to close their doors.…

While the past decade has seen the share of depository institutions in mortgage shrink, a select number of banks and credit unions are growing their home…

Rate (formerly known as Guaranteed Rate) has linked up with Betterment to deliver some big mortgage rate discounts.If you’re a current Betterment customer with at least…

Mortgage rates are shockingly low today. That sounds like a big statement, but “shocking” is the first word that popped into my head, and I’m sticking…

I keep hearing that more home buyers are considering adjustable-rate mortgages.And you are seeing it in the data, with ARMs accounting for 8% of home loan…

When you die, your mortgage doesn’t die with you — your lender still expects to get paid. That means you risk your lender foreclosing on your…

Key Insight: Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said the Fed is exploring ways to reduce banks’ regulatory costs associated with mortgage lending and…

It was yet another W for mortgage rates this morning after a cool CPI report was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Mortgage rates have rallied…

If you can afford a mortgage rate around 6%, this winter has been a great time to shop for a home loan.The average interest rate on…

Just a day after a “blowout” jobs report was released, mortgage rates are falling again.I noted yesterday that mortgage rates did a very good job navigating…