Searching for low mortgage interest rates has become more challenging for borrowers in recent months. Pakorn Supajitsoontorn/Getty Images Mortgage interest rates declined by around a full percentage point in 2025. At 7.04% in January 2025, according to historical FreddieMac data, the average rate on a 30-year term fell to 6.06% by January 15, 2026. And that … Read more
California’s primary was June 2, yet voters are still waiting on the official results for most races, including high-profile contests for governor and Los Angeles mayor. That’s become typical in the Golden State, where it now often takes days or even weeks for counties to tally races. Election officials here chalk up the delay in … Read more
Here are the guests for Sunday, June 7, on CBS News’ “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”: Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California Rye Barcott, co-founder and CEO of With Honor and author … Read more
Savers can still earn a sizable return on their money now, as long as they keep it in the right type of account. Jenner Images/Getty Images In today’s high-rate and inflationary economic environment, there are plenty of ways to spend your money. With inflation at its highest point since 2023, high interest rates frozen since December … Read more
Even with today’s imperfect mortgage interest rates, homebuying this month could make sense for some buyers. yacobchuk/Getty Images Mortgage interest rates have declined slightly in the opening days of June, giving buyers a glimmer of hope that conditions could improve again. After dropping below 6% multiple times in recent months, rates consistently rose in the … Read more
Lawyers for what is currently called the Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are instructing staff to immediately begin switching the name of the facility back to its original title. The instructions, laid out in a memo sent Thursday by the center’s general counsel and obtained by CBS News, are the first official signal … Read more
Savers can effectively grow their money with a 1-year CD without sacrificing long-term access to their funds. Getty Images/iStockphoto While extended protection for your money is ideal, sometimes it’s not realistic. Nor is it even needed. Sometimes, you just need to earn a little extra on your money while protecting your principal. While a certificate … Read more
It’s official: Amazon Prime Day 2026 is happening from June 23 to 26. The Prime member-exclusive sale typically offers some of the lowest prices of the year on thousands of products across categories like tech, clothing, beauty, kitchen and more, and you can save on essentials like groceries and household staples too. To help you … Read more
Borrowers need to know which mortgage rate mistakes to protect themselves from this June. dontree_m/Getty Images With a new unemployment report scheduled for release this week, a new inflation reading slated to be released next week and a Federal Reserve meeting on the calendar for June 16 — the first such meeting since April — … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced on Wednesday the administration is on track to have the primary border wall, from the Pacific to the Gulf of America, completed by June 2027. He added all contracts will be out by the end of this month, … Read more