Politics Mar 15 Americans are frustrated by housing prices ahead of the 2024 election By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Economy Feb 26 Forecasters raise expectations for 2024 U.S. economy The economy looks set to grow 2.2% this year after adjusting for inflation. That’s up from an earlier forecast of 1.3%. By Associated Press
Economy Jan 04 Average long-term mortgage rates edge higher, breaking 9-week slide The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week, ending a nine-week slide that gave prospective homebuyers some breathing room after home loan borrowing soared to the highest level in more than two decades. By Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Economy Oct 27 U.S. mortgage rates hit 20-year high, top 7 percent after Fed hikes Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40 years. By Matt Ott, Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Economy Apr 30 Watch 8:26 What to do if you can’t afford to pay your mortgage right now With more than 30 million Americans losing jobs or businesses and others forced to take pay cuts, making monthly rent and mortgage payments has become increasingly difficult. Viewers share their challenges, and John Yang talks to the National Consumer Law…
Mar 29 Watch 4:13 How the outbreak’s economic disruption is impacting renters By Sam Weber There are 44 million households that are renting in the U.S., but even before the massive economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic many were already stretching their budgets to afford housing. But what will happen to them now? Hari… Continue watching
Sep 18 How the Federal Reserve rate cut could affect your finances By Gretchen Frazee The Fed’s reduction of the federal funds rate is only one of many factors that affect the U.S. economy, but it can still trigger shifts that trickle down into Americans’ finances. Continue reading
Mar 05 Opinion: How this Senate banking bill could open the front door to housing discrimination By Catherine Cortez Masto, Vanita Gupta Now is not the time for Congress to make it harder for state attorneys general to fill the void in consumer protection and civil rights enforcement that President Trump is creating. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 11:13 Struggle for black and Latino mortgage applicants suggests modern-day redlining Ten years since the economic recession, lending has returned for many Americans. Yet the gap between white and black homeownership is wider now than it was in 1960, with signs of modern-day redlining showing up across the country. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Mar 29 Is paying a ‘mortgage’ the answer to expensive prescriptions? By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News An MIT economist and Harvard oncologist think that health care installment loans could help get highly effective but prohibitively expensive drugs into consumers’ hands. Continue reading