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Rates for new 30-year loans have been wavering in a narrow elevated range over the last two-plus weeks. Rate movement was ...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped by two basis points this week, according to data released Thursday from Freddie Mac.

A jumbo mortgage exceeds the annual loan limit set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In 2025, that ceiling is $806,500 for a single-family home in most of the U.S. However, some high-cost ...

(Money’s list of the Best Mortgage Lenders is a good place ... A mortgage whose size exceeds the federal loan limit is known ...

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Mortgage refinance rates remained unchanged at 6.72% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.64% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 6.45% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

If you're saddled with a high mortgage rate, refinancing can get you a better rate and terms, help you pay off your loan faster or even enable you to convert your home equity into cash.

For those who live in high-cost areas or have large homebuying budgets, a regular conforming mortgage might not cut it. If you need an especially large loan, you'll likely need to find a mortgage ...

Mortgage rates remain rangebound but a rapidly deteriorating economy suggests some would-be buyers will simply stop trying.