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Trump heads to Davos with housing ideas as industry looks for concrete fixes
19 Jan 2026 17:02 GMT
… for a reduction in Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance premiums — a … you can cap credit card interest rates at 10%, why not cap … affordability almost as much as interest rates (to say nothing about what …
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Republicans Struggle To Chart A Path On Trump’s Wall Street Housing Pledge
16 Jan 2026 21:02 GMT
… affordability-related proposal to cap interest rates on credit cards. Following Trump … or managed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Federal Housing Finance Agency …
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How to refinance your mortgage in 2026
16 Jan 2026 18:02 GMT
… and will influence your interest rate. You should also … until closing day. If interest rates are trending upward, you … VA IRRRL): The VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan, also … insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). When you refinance …
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Mortgage applications rise despite high interest rates
23 Jul 2025 17:21 GMT
… rose to 7.2%.
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans made up 18 … to 0.6%.
The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate …
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50-Year Mortgages Were Never the Answer
16 Jan 2026 05:08 GMT
… housing market, including the Federal Housing Administration, which insured mortgages, and the … -fifth of the market. When interest rates began rising in 2004, low …
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Inside Lument’s First Five Years
15 Jan 2026 01:52 GMT
… -tier provider of agency, Federal Housing Administration, and balance sheet financing, and … feeling the weight of higher interest rates and rising construction and operational …
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Mortgage applications rise 28.5% after GSE $200B bond directive
14 Jan 2026 15:14 GMT
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By product, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) share of total applications … prior.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate … from 6.25%, while interest rates for 30-year fixed- … 32%.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed- …
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Texas Veterans Land Board raises home loan cap by $26,250
13 Jan 2026 18:58 GMT
… Veterans Affairs-backed loans, Federal Housing Administration loans or conventional financing.
Veterans … higher remain eligible for discounted interest rates, while all qualifying borrowers … features such as below-market interest rates, fixed-rate loans, low …
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The Federal Housing Administration could face layoffs — what that may mean for homebuyers
05 Mar 2025 16:28 GMT
… spending.
Employees at the Federal Housing Administration could be one of the … loan and lock in an interest rate.
FHA staff typically run borrowers …
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Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House
12 Jan 2026 16:49 GMT
… appointee to the Federal Housing Administration. Here are some reasons … inflation, such as raise interest rates, which makes borrowing … higher, pushing up interest rates on government debt and … how they would alter interest rate policies if economic conditions …