7+ hour, 39+ min ago   (761+ words) Mortgage rates ended the week at 7.12%, a level that historically coincides with softer housing demand. Holiday effects lowered weekly inventory and listings, but pending sales and purchase apps are entering a period of tougher year-over-year comparisons with last year’s falling-rate…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (400+ words) A new Pew Charitable Trusts study finds the average credit score for new mortgage borrowers hit a record 742 in 2024, even as households take on more debt than ever. The result is a mortgage market that only says yes to near…...

9+ hour, 30+ min ago   (452+ words) The housing market has been frozen since the COVID-era boom ended, with higher borrowing costs, limited supply, and elevated home prices mostly taking the blame. But stricter lending rules put in place after the housing crash that sparked the Great…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (804+ words) Jumbo lending credit retreated last month, pulling down overall availability of a leading home loan product index, according to the newest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. On the ground, though, some lenders find certain large-balance transactions proceeding as usual,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1061+ words) Bad credit doesn’t automatically remove access to licensed borrowing options. Online installment lenders and lending platforms serve applicants across different credit profiles, although approval, costs, and availability depend on underwriting and state rules. For borrowers comparing options in September 2026, CreditNinja,…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (459+ words) New findings suggest that our ancestors were using psychoact… Experiments show Asian elephants are able to deny their impu… Mortgage rates headed higher this week in the wake of several smaller forces rolling up to one major cause: inflation. The…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1716+ words) The best installment loan for you depends on your credit: SoFi® and LightStream offer the lowest rates and highest amounts for good-to-excellent credit, while OneMain and Avant work with fair-to-poor credit at higher APRs. MoneyLion offers a service to help…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (374+ words) Gross mortgage advances in the UK increased 11.1% during the second quarter of 2026 to £77.4 bn, according to the latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics. Lending was 31.7% higher than in the same quarter of 2025. The figures are based on returns from around…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (305+ words) Rocket Mortgage raised its conforming loan limit to $845,000 for 1-unit homes in 48 states, effective immediately across retail and Rocket Pro. The new cap is 1.47% above the current 2026 limit of $832,750, and Rocket set $1,267,500 for Alaska and Hawaii ahead of FHFA’s November…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (524+ words) Fixed vs Floating Interest Rate in Personal Loans...