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If you’ve been waiting for lower mortgage rates, today just might be your day.The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.14% APR,…

Mortgage rates fell in the week ending Oct. 9 as fewer workers were on the job.The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell nine basis…

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…

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…

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…