Boston Globe business columnist Larry Edelman answers the most important questions related to the Federal Reserve’s interest ...

The Fed’s decision to cut the benchmark interest rate by a half point on Wednesday could spur a new wave of home renovations ...

After an all-out fight against inflation over the past two years, the Federal Reserve recently voted to lower interest rates ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates dropped a lot ahead of September's Fed cut. But it's unclear ...

Lower interest rates mean cheaper monthly payments, but they also entail more competition. Here's what experts in central ...

Over the past few years, elevated mortgage rates and sky-high housing prices have contributed to a lack of home affordability ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged closer to 6 percent this week to its lowest level since early ...

Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate, also eased this week with the average rate falling from 5.27% to 5.15%. A ...

A host of economists I surveyed offered modest expectations after central bankers cut their benchmark interest rates for the ...

The Fed cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half point on Wednesday. High interest rates for the last two ...

Mike Wood, the founder of mortgage lender Bailey & Wood Financial Group, talks Sept. 18, 2024, about the Fed's action.

The Federal Reserve’s first key interest rate cut in four years coincides with another major four-year event: the homestretch of the presidential election. But the central bank insists it looks only ...