Home Mortgage

Consider these tips for paying off your mortgage while also saving for retirement.

Should you inform your adult children of your reverse mortgage? If so, how and when?

Surviving family members have a tough time handling an estate when heirs are fighting.

You've worked hard for your retirement. Here's a strategy to be mortgage-free by then.

If you are age 55 or older and plan to retire in a decade or so, you need to evaluate your retirement funds and your desire to pay off your mortgage before signing that refinance application.

Retirees face challenges in deciding whether to borrow against the value of their homes.

Paying off your mortgage might be a good idea, but not at the expense of your retirement.

Taking a 401(k) plan loan is tempting. Using it to get rid of PMI costs requires care.

Thanksgiving is the time of year we gather around the dinner table to feast on turkey, stuffing and apple pie. Amidst the feast we share with family and friends, it is also time to reflect on the blessings in our lives and what we are thankful for.

Bank analysts warn another crisis is in store for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which potentially means another bailout.

Zombie foreclosures are "creeping up" throughout the United States. Can anything be done to stem this problem? 

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, retreating from highs for the year and amplifying the incentive for prospective home buyers.

The National Association of Realtors reports on sales of existing homes in November.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan rate reaching a new low for the year.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates arrested their five-week decline this week but the benchmark 30-year loan remained below 4 percent.

The turbulence that's roiling financial markets is punishing stock investors, raising worries for major U.S. companies and will likely produce even punier returns for savers.

Average U.S. mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, making it more affordable to borrow to buy a home.

A key long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped this week, the second drop after a large increase two weeks ago.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, approaching their lows for the year.

The U.S. sued a New York mortgage company it said defrauded the federal government into insuring poor quality home loans, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.