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It’s now been 10 days since the government shutdown began and mortgage rates appear to be moving lower.They were already near three-year lows heading into the…

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released yesterday the 2026 premiums for the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB) and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision…

Pra-chid | Istock | Getty ImagesThe IRS has announced new federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2026.In its announcement Thursday, the agency raised the…

Mortgage rates dropped today, as markets grow more certain that a Fed rate cut is coming.The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down…

I got to thinking that mortgage rates might be kind of stuck where they are until more new data gets released.There’s just one little problem at…

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Friday he’s leery of cutting interest rates too quickly as threats increase both to inflation and employment.In a “Squawk…

What was long thought impossible might now be probable; mortgage rates in the 5s in 2025.I’ve actually been expecting it, and penciled a 5.875% 30-year fixed…

Another government shutdown is slated to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday unless lawmakers can find a resolution.This isn’t the first time we’ve faced a shutdown…

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, “Labor Markets in Transition:…

I’m really starting to enjoy these clips from Mornings with Maria.Yesterday, it was her and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talking about the Fed and mortgage rates.Today,…