Nation Oct 23 Average long-term mortgage rate drops to lowest level in more than a year By Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Politics Aug 28 Fed Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firing No president has sought to fire a Fed governor in the institution's 112-year history until Trump posted a letter on his Truth Social media platform late Monday saying that Cook was fired. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Jan 11 Average long-term mortgage rates rise again, reaching their highest level in 4 weeks The latest increase follows a nine-week string of declines at the end of last year that lowered the average rate after it surged in late October to 7.79 percent, the highest level since late 2000. By Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Nation Jul 04 UK mortgage rates jump to highest level since tax cuts spooked markets Financial information company Moneyfacts says the average rate for a five-year fixed rate mortgage in the U.K. hit 6.01% on Tuesday from 5.97% the previous day. By Pan Pylas, Associated Press
Economy Sep 10 WATCH: Trump officials defend plan to end control of Fannie and Freddie Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the plan for returning Fannie and Freddie to private ownership. By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Apr 25 Watch 6:12 Website USAFacts offers a new way to follow your tax money By PBS News Hour When we pay taxes, where does the money go? Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer not only wondered; he decided to make a new research tool to make that information available to the public. USAFacts is an interactive website that lists… Continue watching
Feb 21 Column: Is your home an investment or a liability? By Teresa Ghilarducci Whether your home is an investment or merely a place to live is a debate that’s heated up since the subprime-mortgage disaster of the early 2000s. Continue reading
Nov 19 Did the nation’s largest housing recovery initiative work? By Making Sen$e Editor The nation's largest housing recovery initiative led to more household spending, but impediments to competition kept it from reaching its full potential. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 3:59 New ‘know before you owe’ mortgage rules may ease homebuyers’ burden By PBS News Hour New rules for home mortgages, designed to make lenders more transparent to borrowers, took effect Saturday. The so-called "know before you owe" rules are meant to protect home buyers from surprises at their closing. Wall Street Journal Reporter Joe Light… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 8:12 Are investors pumping up another housing bubble in Florida? By PBS News Hour Since Florida's housing market crashed nearly a decade ago, a wave of investors offering cash to flip or rent properties has helped restore market values. Now, some homeowners who suffered foreclosure but are ready again to qualify are being priced… Continue watching