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10 questions for lenders
Here are the 10 key questions to ask at application time to help you find the best home loan.
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Find the best mortgage rate
Follow these tips to get the best rate on a mortgage, whether you're buying your first home or refinancing an existing one.
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Keep your home and love it
Here's how to realize less home can be more and that "there's no place like home."
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Mortgage LTV calculator
Not sure how your home's value stacks up against your mortgage loan? Try our new calculator.
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Mortgage News This Week»
Fed holds rates steady
Fed keeps rate near zero in an attempt to stabilize the economy and support the mortgage market.
What the Fed said
Fed keeps rate at near zero in a balancing act to boost employment and stabilize inflation.
Low ARM rate may rise
An adjustable-rate mortgage may look great today, but it could become a trap if rates rise.
Renters: foreclosure help
The foreclosure crisis has not been kind to renters. A new federal law aims to change that.
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Rates flat as buyers wait
Mortgage rates were unchanged as many wait to see if the tax credit will be extended.

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Mortgage Overnight Averages
Product Rate +/- Last week
30 yr fixed
5.22%
5.18%
15 yr fixed
4.71%
4.61%
5/1 ARM
4.28%
4.23%
30 yr fixed refi
5.20%
5.16%
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BySteve McLinden
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Shoddy work by seller?
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Spot a turnaround
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