Some lenders use AI to look beyond your credit score. Here's how that could help you get approved and get the rate you deserve.

The Federal Reserve recently lowered its benchmark rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. This move could ease ...

After multiple years of declining capital flows, could 2026 mark a comeback for commercial real estate (“CRE”) funding?

Mortgage rates are unlikely to return to their pandemic lows in 2026, but they could still deliver some relief to borrowers. It’s possible that rates will even fall below the 6% threshold. “I expect ...

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Dozens of Tucsonans came out to a spirited town hall held by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on her office's efforts to intervene in Tucson Electric Power's request for a 14% rate increase. Mayes, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I show you how to save and invest. The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to move interest rates lower in 2026, but not ...

If you're a homeowner who's given up on the possibility of refinancing into a lower rate, it's easy to understand why. After plummeting to record lows at the start of the decade, mortgage interest ...

After cutting interest rates three times in a row last year, the Federal Reserve indicated last month it probably won’t lower interest rates again for a while. A months-long pause, cemented by key ...

On Friday, Jan. 9, President Trump shared a message on Truth Social calling for a credit card interest rate cap starting Jan. 20, 2026 — just 11 days after posting. His proposal would cap rates at 10% ...

President Trump on Friday called on credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10% for one year, beginning later this month. “Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be ...

Inflation remains elevated, which would normally prevent further reductions, but the soaring unemployment rate is forcing the Fed's hand. Most policymakers at the Fed foresee at least one more ...