The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance rose to 6.31% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on a ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance fell to 6.23% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates ...

Average mortgage rates dropped throughout 2025, with APRs on home loans down from about 7% at the beginning of last year to ...

The advantages of refinancing a mortgage can include lowering your interest rate, changing your loan term and unlocking some home equity. The disadvantages of refinancing include closing costs, ...

Refinancing can be a valuable way for homeowners to borrow home equity, but it should be avoided in 2026. Here's why.

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Home equity is at historic highs. If you've faithfully paid your mortgage over the years, you've likely built up quite a bit of it yourself. According to the Federal Reserve, American homeowners are ...

WASHINGTON — A mortgage industry group representing small and mid-sized lenders urged Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to delay ending a home loan rescue program run by the VA ...

Yes, you can refinance both home equity loans (HELoans) and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) — and if you borrowed during the 2023 rate spike, now might be the time to look into it. Home equity ...