Mortgage Rates Today, June 25, 2025: Gently Falling Rates Are Starting to Make a Difference When mortgage rates drop just a little, it makes little difference. But five consecutive days of such falls begin to add up. by Peter Warden in Rates June 25, 2025 3 min read
Renting Before Buying? Get Your Landlord to Boost Your Credit Score for a Better Mortgage Deal A new study finds "rent reporting increased the share of people with near-prime scores or better by 25 percentage points." by Peter Warden in Credit June 24, 2025 3 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, June 24, 2025: As Mideast Tensions Cool, Markets Likely to Refocus on Their Other Worries With a Mideast peace deal likely, Wall Street will probably focus again on its recent obsessions, tariffs and deficits. by Peter Warden in Rates June 24, 2025 4 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, June 23, 2025: U.S. War on Iran Dominates. Rates Could Go Either Way. Markets will spend today grappling with how to respond to the U.S. attack on Iran. Mortgage rates are unpredictable. by Peter Warden in Rates June 23, 2025 4 min read
5.3 Million Student Loan Holders Face 100+ Point Credit Score Drops. It Will Affect Homebuying Prospects Millions of Americans saw their credit scores sink when student loan collection resumed. How it might affect their ability to buy a home. by Peter Warden in Credit June 20, 2025 3 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, June 20, 2025: Rates Remain Becalmed. When Might That Change? The Fed failed to move mortgage rates far on Wednesday. For how long will they be stuck close to 7%? by Peter Warden in Rates June 20, 2025 3 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, June 18, 2025: It's Fed Day! The Fed will tell us this afternoon where it thinks general interest rates will move in the future. That could be huge for mortgage rates. by Peter Warden in Rates June 18, 2025 5 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, June 17, 2025: Retail Sales Data Due This Morning Have tariffs put off American shoppers? We'll find out this morning. by Peter Warden in Rates June 17, 2025 4 min read