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That’s why many homebuyers look to mortgage points as a way to lower their rates and save on long-term interest costs. However, buying mortgage points is not always the best move when buying or ...

The Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHH) has spent the last year treading water, down roughly 2% while investors waited for ...

Chase Home Lending is rolling out a nationwide mortgage rate sale for homebuyers, offering temporary discounts on purchase applications starting Thursday, the bank announced. The promotion, which runs ...

Chase Home Lending announced a limited-time rate discount for refinance mortgages, available from Dec. 1 to Dec. 14. The offer includes both rate-and-term and cash-out loans, with potential savings ...

Anticipation over a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, which was barely registering a few weeks ago, is now growing to a fever pitch. Following an unemployment report that showed the rate increasing ...

Student loan rates have held steady going into the last week of the year. As of December 30, 2025, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 2.75% APR and variable rates starting ...

Senior Floating-Rate Trust trades at a 9.7% NAV discount, with 91.5% floating-rate, 95% sub-IG, income under rate pressure.

You’re more likely to find rates below 5% when you have a higher credit score Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side ...