Mortgage lenders charge different interest rates for purchase and refinance loans. Current refinance rates are typically 0.01% to 0.15% higher for a 30-year fixed rate versus a purchase loan.

Reinstated mortgage insurance premium deductibility and a higher cap on state and local tax deductions could change whether homeowners claim these tax breaks.

Mortgage rates are down this week. Here's how much you'll need to buy a median-priced home at today's rate.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.67%, notching a decline for a fifth straight week, according to Freddie Mac.

After a four-day decline that took 30-year mortgage rates to their lowest level since April, the average has ticked up slightly. Rates climbed for other loan types as well.

Yesterday saw mortgage rates fall to the best levels since early May.  Now, today, we'd have to go all the way back to the end of April to find anything lower.  Are the ...

With Thursday being a federal holiday, banks (and more importantly, the underlying market for mortgage related bonds) were closed. This means that lenders were not able to update mortgage rates ...

Your mortgage loan estimate may include a charge for loan origination. This fee represents the cost to administer your application, and it varies by lender. Knowing what a mortgage origination fee ...

CNBC Select explains how to use our mortgage calculator to determine how much home you can afford.