Mortgage rates fell this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage declined to 6.3% from last…

Americans are facing a midnight deadline to file their 2025 tax return, but the refunds that await the majority of taxpayers are larger on average than a year ago – with taxpayers in certain states receiving higher refunds, according to a new report. An analysis by Upgraded Points of how…

The tax filing deadline for 2025 tax returns is here, with taxpayers having until just before midnight on April 15 to file their returns or request an extension. Last-minute tax filers racing against the clock to get their return filed ahead of the IRS deadline will want to be systematic…

We’re entering the second quarter of 2026, and the year already feels unexpected. At just over three months in, some key economic predictions for the year have had to be recast. For instance, the housing market started the year with mortgage rates on the downtrend. Home prices in many areas…