Fed, Mortgage Rates

Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Tick Down as Fed Eyes Elevated Inflation
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates are likely to remain elevated until inflation comes down further.
Is the Fed interest rate pause good for mortgage rates?
It's important to understand that the Fed's decision to pause rate cuts will not directly impact mortgage rates. Mortgage rates are actually driven by a range of factors, including the Fed's rate changes. This week's Fed rate decision does, however, have a big influence on where mortgage rates could head.
Mortgage rates are stuck at 7% as Fed holds steady on interest rates
Mortgage rates are largely stuck at 7% for the time being. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it was holding its benchmark interest rate steady. The 30-year mortgage rate barely budged following the Fed’s announcement,
Mortgage Rate Predictions: Will the Fed Keep Postponing Interest Rate Cuts?
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Mortgage Rates Today: January 29, 2025 – Rates Remain Fairly Steady
The current average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.91%, compared to 6.97% a week earlier, according to the ...
Average rate on 30-year mortgage eases for second week in as row, but remains just below 7%
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the second week in a row, but remains just below 7%, little relief for prospective home shoppers looking ahead to the spring homebuying ...
Mortgage demand drops further, even as interest rates settle
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) remained ...
Mortgage rates saw their first drop in six weeks — and this is the No. 1 mortgage provider in January 2025
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With Mortgage Rates Near a 4-Week Low, How Much Would Your Monthly Payment Be?
Mortgage rates are up just a couple of basis points since last week, keeping them near their post-Christmas low. Rates on new ...
How does the mortgage interest tax deduction work? Experts explain
"The mortgage interest tax deduction is a [tax benefit that] allows you to subtract the interest paid on your home loan from ...
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage slipped to 6.95% this week, Freddie Mac says, almost unchanged
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage slipped to 6.95% this week, Freddie Mac says, almost unchanged.
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History of monthly mortgage payments: Comparing costs then and now
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Mortgage Rates Holding Near 2025 Low
Friday, ending the week just a few basis points above their lowest level of the new year. Many other loan types also saw ...
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