Long-term capital gains tax is applied to investments that have been held for over a year before being sold for a profit.

The Fed rate just hit its lowest level in years, but whether mortgage rates fall now depends on a few factors.

HELOC rates could fall in 2026 if the Fed rate-cutting trend continues, but there are other possibilities, too.

Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal-funds rate to 3.50 %–3.75 % ...

Want to know how this week's Fed rate cut impacted the mortgage rate climate? Here are the latest interest rates.

In this economic environment, nearly anything could happen. Here's what to expect for mortgage refi rates next year.

"The accumulated savings from the Fed’s moves are starting to add up to real money," says Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance ...

Interest rates on Treasury Bills are currently 1.7% above their historic norm, supporting President Trump's call for rate cuts. Long-term Treasury Bond rates are in line with historical averages, ...

The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates for a third time in 2025. What's next for borrowers and consumers?

The neutral rate—the interest rate at which monetary policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive—is a theoretical concept that cannot be directly observed, only estimated. The neutral rate is an ...

With mortgage rates as low as they have been in nearly a year, is now the time to buy a house? The U.S. housing market has been sluggish for years as homeowners locked into mortgage rates below 6% ...

The last time the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate was on Sept. 17 when the benchmark rate was reduced by a quarter point. The Fed cut rates three times in 2024. The average 30-year fixed ...