The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance dropped to 6.22% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The 15-year, ...

Mortgage Research Center. The 15-year, fixed-rate refinance mortgage average rate is 5.28%. For 20-year mortgage refinances, ...

Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.28% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 5.94% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

As of January 2, 2026, the average mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 5.99%, while the average rate on a ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home ...

The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is six basis points lower than yesterday and 17 basis points ...

TL;DR: Mortgage rates rose a bit today, but not enough to break your homebuying budget. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does ...

Hoping that mortgage rates will keep dropping following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut since last year? Don’t bank on it. As expected, the central bank delivered a quarter-point cut Wednesday ...

Both can tap your home's equity, but one could cost you a lot more than the other when the new year rolls around.

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Refinancing can be a tempting option when mortgage rates drop, but in truth, it’s not always the right choice. As of Sept. 11, the 30-year mortgage rate stood at 6.35%, falling 15 basis points from ...

The Fed’s rate cut has many homeowners wondering about refinancing. But the connection between Fed policy and mortgage rates isn’t always straightforward.