Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

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Here are the average annual percentage rates (APR) on 30- and 15-year fixed mortgage refinances and 5/1 ARM refinances: Today’s Mortgage Refinance Rates The average APR for a 30-year fixed refinance ...

Whether to take a private student loan or refinance a federal student loan comes down to several factors, including your comfort level with the payments and your level of job security. As college ...

Andrea Riquier is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Advisor. She is a New York-based writer covering mortgages and the housing market. She was previously at Dow Jones MarketWatch, on the housing market ...

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A cash-out refinance lets you tap into the equity you’ve built up from years of regular mortgage payments. In exchange for a reduction of equity, you get access to cash that you can use for whatever ...

This week the Freddie Mac 30-year fixed interest rate averaged 6.35%. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, noted the 15 basis point-drop from last week was the largest weekly drop in a year.