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Dollar mortgage holders urge end to financial slavery

When Olga Savelyeva took out a $226,000 mortgage to buy a small apartment on the outskirts of Moscow in 2008, she could never have imagined that the ruble would lose more than half its value in a few short years. But Savelyeva’s $2,090 monthly instalments have skyrocketed in ruble terms due to the Russian currency’s…  [Read More…]

Why the mortgage tax break isn't helping

For generations of U.S. homeowners, the tax deduction on mortgage interest has been a sacrosanct loophole that no one in Congress dare touch. But the collapse in interest rates is producing a bizarre and, so far, underappreciated result. It is making that loophole less and less valuable.

Average US 30-year mortgage edges up slightly

Average U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but the benchmark 30-year low remained very close to the 19-month low hit last week. Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Wednesday that the nationwide …

Mortgage Rates Remain Near 2014 Lows

Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® , showing average fixed mortgage rates edging slightly higher while remaining near their 2014 lows amid mixed housing and economic …

Bankrate: Streak of Lower Mortgage Rates Ends

NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Mortgage rates rose for the first time in seven weeks, according to Bankrate.com's (NYSE: RATE) weekly national survey. The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate …

mortgage loan Rates Hover Near 4%

The Mortgage Bankers Association weekly report on mortgage applications noted an increase in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending December 19.