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Land a Mortgage Like a Pro: Three Easy Steps

If you can knock just one point off a mortgage — lock in a 4 percent interest rate instead of 5 percent, for example, for a 30-year term — you could save enough to put your kids through college or retire earlier. Check out mortgage shopping tips from Money Talks News savings expert Stacy Johnson in the video below, and then keep reading for more advice on finding the right home loan.

Mortgage rates for Feb. 26, 2015

Mortgage rates move in anticipation of fed interest rate moves, not in response. So, any change in the outlook for what the Federal Reserve may or may not do can have a pronounced effect on mortgage rates.