Mortgage rates have done almost nothing but move lower over the past 4 months. The first Fridays in August and September account for about half of the total drop thanks to weaker results in the jobs report. Since the September 5th jobs report, rates have held a sideways-to-slightly lower range that’s resulted in several additional […]

Allowing President Donald Trump to remove independent agency members undermines the legal basis for the independence of the Federal Reserve, lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission’s sole remaining Democrat told the US Supreme Court Monday. Attorneys for FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter made that argument in a filing that seeks to allow her to remain in her

U.S. property owners saw home equity pull back in the second quarter as housing cost growth moderated, but while accrued amounts still sit near recent highs, the rise in underwater loans is raising concerns. Homeowners lost an average of approximately $9,200 in equity on a year-over-year basis between April and June, according to the report