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How the Fed Really Affects Mortgage Rates (It's Not That Simple)
US News & World Report· 3 days agoThe Federal Reserve sets the federal funds rate, which in turn influences other interest rates. Moves by the Fed do not directly affect long-term fixed mortgage rates. At its June 2024 meeting ...
Figure Launches TBA Market For Non-Agency Loans
National Mortgage Professional· 3 days agoWith Figure Connect, originators can receive forward commitments from buyers, lock active bids, control loan pricing to balance profitability and volume, and deliver pools ...
Deep in debt? Personal finance experts offer some solutions.
Consumer Affairs· 1 day agoThe rise in inflation since 2022 has pushed millions of Americans deeper into debt. With two years...
Home equity is near a record high. Tapping it may be tricky due to high interest rates
CNBC· 5 days agoHome equity is near all-time highs. Total home equity for U.S. mortgage holders rose to more than...
Homeowners Have Near-Record $17 Billion In Home Equity Ripe For The Tapping
Forbes· 4 days agoHomeowners are building wealth at near-record levels thanks to skyrocketing home prices. The average...
How to Use Biweekly Mortgage Payments to Pay Off Your Home Loan ASAP
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoPerhaps the most popular method for doing this is making biweekly mortgage payments. Here’s how it...
Biggest winners and losers from the Fed’s interest rate decision
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoIn 2021, the average rate was just 9.38 percent, when the fed funds rate was near zero. Besides...
3 Services People Almost Always Overpay For
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoWhether they need their tires rotated, their gutters cleaned or someone to write an irrevocable trust into their estate plan, people almost always have...
What the Fed’s continued rate pause means for homebuyers and sellers
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoNew adjustable mortgage products are structured to change every six months rather than every 12...
Home insurance to spike in one state, according to new prediction
Newsweek· 3 days agoHome insurance is likely to skyrocket in one state through 2024, experts are now predicting....