Mortgage rates edged up a bit last week

Mortgage rates mostly edged up last week as investors' fears about the economy eased. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for a 30-year fixed loan was 4.35 percent, up from 4.32 percent the week before. Applications to refinance home loans fell 3.1 percent last week, their first drop in six weeks, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. Applications to refinance loans ...

How To Refinance Your Home: A Personal Journey Part I

In which the writer matches wits with the home mortgage industry.

Shorter home loans gain popularity

MISSOULA - With home prices and interest rates dipping, more people are buying homes or refinancing to take advantage of the lower interest rates. First Interstate Bank real estate manager Colleen Cebula said she doesn't think prices will be this low again in her lifetime.

Home loans dip as mortgage rates tick up

Applications for home loans dipped last week as mortgage rates ticked up slightly from the lowest level in decades.

Mortgage rates rise for first time in 12 weeks

BloombergA sold sign stands outside a newly constructed single family home in Thornton, Colo. in a July 2010 file photo. Mortgage rates for 30-year U.S. loans rose for the first time in 12 weeks as Americans sought refinancings amid...