The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis ...

The residential mortgage as we know it today is less than a century old. In fact, until the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was established in 1934, only one in 10 Americans even owned a home.

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home ...

Learn how interest rates affect savings, borrowing, and the economy, impacting personal and business finances. Discover their role in investments and economic trends.

Bessent says high interest rates put housing sector into recession Federal Reserve should cut interest rates faster, Bessent says Low-end consumers hit hardest by high mortgage rates, Treasury ...

All eyes will turn toward the Federal Reserve this week as the central bank holds its penultimate meeting of 2025 to determine monetary policy and the future of interest rates. The bank issued a rate ...

Monitoring the interest rate climate for homebuyers and owners hoping to refinance can easily become a daily activity. And in the interest rate climate of recent years, it was often a disappointing ...

December 10, 2025. That's the date when the final Federal Reserve meeting will conclude its final 2025 meeting and, with it, a now widely anticipated reduction to the federal funds rate. A rate drop ...

The Federal Reserve on Oct. 29 announced a quarter percentage point rate cut, marking its second consecutive rate reduction. The move brings the Fed’s benchmark interest rate down to a range of 3.75% ...

The Federal Reserve's recent 0.25% interest rate cut may make it cheaper for consumers to take out large loans. A lower interest rate can reduce the total amount paid on a car loan over its term, ...