A smart refinance can save you thousands, but only if you know how to avoid costly pitfalls, calculate true savings and ...

Mortgage refinancing is an effective way to save money and improve your personal finances. With a refinancing, you replace your current mortgage with a new loan. The refi loan is used to pay off your ...

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

Here are the average annual percentage rates (APR) on 30- and 15-year fixed mortgage refinances and 5/1 ARM refinances: Today’s Mortgage Refinance Rates The average APR for a 30-year fixed refinance ...

Reina Marszalek is a senior mortgage editor at Fox Money who has spent more than 10 years writing and editing content. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...

This week the Freddie Mac 30-year fixed interest rate averaged 6.35%. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, noted the 15 basis point-drop from last week was the largest weekly drop in a year.

Andrea Riquier is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Advisor. She is a New York-based writer covering mortgages and the housing market. She was previously at Dow Jones MarketWatch, on the housing market ...

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