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If you’re hoping for a quick release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, you might want to exercise some patience.While the odds of the pair exiting…

Freshsplash | E+ | Getty ImagesDespite the Federal Reserve’s recent cuts, credit card interest rates have been hovering near record highs. A new bipartisan bill would…

Josh Hawley, Bernie Sanders Propose Capping Credit Card Interest Rates at 10%A new bipartisan bill introduced by a pair of senators would cap credit card interest…

It’s been a good couple of weeks for mortgage rates, which benefited from a delay on tariffs and some favorable economic data.Between a slowing economy, reduced…

Mortgage rates sank this past week as 10-year Treasury yields moved down after an initial upward movement due to the announced and now-delayed tariffs with Canada,…

Mortgage rates made little movement this week amidst the backdrop of a Federal Reserve meeting and a sluggish housing market. A stock sell-off and a barrage…

I knew I was going to have to write this post at some point during Trump’s second term.And here we are, only 10 days in. In…

The Hidden Costs of Capping Credit Card Interest Rates In September this year, during a campaign rally in New York, Donald Trump proposed capping credit card…

Mortgage rates have been on a wild ride the past few years. In fact, it was still possible to obtain a 3% 30-year fixed mortgage in…

Mortgage rates are a pretty complex subject.They’re also commonly misunderstood and oversimplified, with many myths perpetuated by those who work in the industry.Some folks think that…