Lower mortgage rates could help thaw out a frozen housing market. A decrease in rates on home loans could jumpstart home-buying and refinance activity. Trump campaigned on promises to lower mortgage ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump ...

American workers gained ground on employment last month. The U.S. unemployment rate was just 4.0% in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. That’s a bit better than the level ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for ...

Many top fund managers said they see attractive opportunities in riskier debt, especially from blue-chip companies exposed to AI growth and opportunities; in those that can withstand economic ...

Annaly Capital Management's potential benefit from lower interest rates in 2025, but the impact of inflation and central bank ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises that aim to provide the mortgage market with stability and ...

The chaos and confusion spurred by this week's order freezing federal funding may influence how different parts of the ...

There are two components to a stock's total return: capital appreciation and income. Capital appreciation refers to the straightforward concept of an increasing market value as reflected by its ...

The federal funds rate and mortgage interest rates are often expected to move together, but they haven’t lately. Here’s why.

President Trump wants to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A survey shows nearly half of investors expect it by 2028.

It's important to understand that the Fed's decision to pause rate cuts will not directly impact mortgage rates. Mortgage ...