Mortgages – Page 11

What Fed Rate Moves Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and Student Loans

Higher rates benefit those who can save, but for borrowers falling rates would reduce bills on credit cards, home equity loans and other forms of debt.

By Tara Siegel Bernard

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High Fed Rates Are Not Crushing Growth. Wealthier People Help Explain Why.

High rates usually pull down asset prices and hurt the housing market. Those channels are muted now, possibly making policy slower to work.

By Jeanna Smialek

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‘Aging in Place, or Stuck in Place?’

Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.

By Paula Span

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U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year

Rates on 30-year mortgages — the most common kind among U.S. homeowners — surpassed the 7 percent mark on Thursday, a troublesome sign for an already tight housing market.

By J. Edward Moreno

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