Loans & Mortgages

12+ hour, 24+ min ago   (857+ words) Self-employed buyers shopped for mortgages at almost exactly the same rate as wage-employed buyers. The surprise is why some of them were shopping. About 31.1% of respondents reporting self-employment applied to more than one lender, compared with 31.5% of wage-employed respondents. After…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (672+ words) Kiwibank has raised most of its fixed mortgage rates, all except its carded two year rate. And it has upped its term deposit rates for terms 3, 4 and 5 years. Their new six month carded mortgage rate is up +10 bps to 4.85%, a…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (256+ words) Johanna Arnone helps lead coverage of homeownership and mortgages at NerdWallet. Previously, she worked for more than a decade in magazine publishing, including six years as the editor of Muse, an award-winning science and tech magazine for young readers. She…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (52+ words) CBS News is a trusted source for the latest in politics, U.S. and world news. The network is home to award-winning broadcasts CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, 48 Hours and Face the Nation. Mortgage rates surpass 7% for first…...

6+ hour, 46+ min ago   (519+ words) The 30-year-mortgage rate for U.S. home loans surpassed the 7% mark and had edged to 7.16% as of Tuesday. It is the first time since the first week of President Donald Trump's first term that the mortgage rate rose above 7%. Real estate experts…...

15+ hour, 16+ min ago   (213+ words) - New investor-loan capability extends Friday Harbor's non-QM support to a segment representing more than one-third of non-QM production - SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1684+ words) US mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level since May 2024, pushing down home loan demand and sending more borrowers toward adjustable-rate mortgages US homebuyers are facing higher borrowing costs as 30-year mortgage rates climb above 7 per cent. US mortgage…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (252+ words) Borrowers pulled back as rates jumped. The Mortgage Bankers Association's gauge of applications, adjusted for seasonal patterns, fell 1.5% from the prior week. Purchase applications slipped 1% and were 11% lower than the same week a year earlier. When borrowing costs rise, buyers…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago   (576+ words) Many financial milestones compete for attention in your 20s and 30s, such as buying a home, building an emergency fund and investing for retirement. But paying down high-interest credit card debt early can have a greater return on investment than almost any…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (479+ words) One bank exec admits nearly half its broker-sourced clients are new to the bank Canada's big banks are sharpening their retention playbooks as the mortgage renewal wave builds. One bank executive says brokers still hold the stronger hand. Speaking at…...