In the aftermath of the housing market bubble, the federal government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under a financial ...

Fannie and Freddie play crucial roles in the housing market—setting lending standards for home loans and owning or ...

Ending the 17-year-old federal conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could help offset the cost of renewing President ...

After recently shooting up to the most expensive level since May, rates on 30-year loans have fallen considerably the last ...

Mortgage rates have more than doubled from recent lows in 2021. They’re not poised to fall much any time soon, economists ...

Mortgage rates topped 7% this week, a key psychological threshold, in a sign of the US housing market’s unrelenting ...

“Mortgage rates ticked up for the fifth consecutive week and crossed 7% for the first time since May of 2024,” says Sam ...

The elevated mortgage rates have discouraged home shoppers, prolonging a national home sales slump that began in 2022.

After climbing to their most expensive level since May earlier this week, 30-year mortgage rates fell Wednesday. Other loan ...

The average 30-year fixed rate rose to 7.04% for the week ending Thursday, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac. The ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. ticked up this week to slightly above 7%, the highest level in eight ...

KENTUCKY, USA — The Kentucky housing market is slowing down as mortgage rates topped 7% this week. On Thursday, the Kentucky ...