Capitol Report: How mortgage lenders could boost home buying in 2015
Cutting down-payment requirements and helping owners to build equity faster are just a couple of ways that the mortgage industry is looking to bolster the housing market in 2015.
Mortgage rates defy experts to close year below 4%, Freddie Mac says
Closing out a year of surprisingly low mortgage interest rates, the average rate for a conventional 30-year home loan was 3.87% this week, Freddie Mac said, up slightly from 3.83% a week ago.
Mortgage rates edge up, but still at 19-month low
Average U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week, but the benchmark 30-year rate stayed near a 19-month low.
Mortgage rates close out year on an up note
The 30-year fixed-rate average rises for the second week in a row, but ends the year 66 basis points below where it started.