The VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) is a refinancing option for veterans with existing VA-backed home loans. Refinancing a home mortgage can be a complex and lengthy process unless ...

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A cash-out refinance is one way to tap into the equity you’ve built up in your home. Money reviews the best cash-out lenders of 2026.

Government refinance applications increased by 42% over the week, according to the MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Feb. 28, 2025. This jump was mainly due to the dip in ...

VA mortgages are available to veterans and service members to help make purchasing or refinancing a home easier and more affordable. These loans are backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Windsor Ridge Homes hosts an open house on their model home in their new community Lorson Ranch, Colorado Springs, Colo., March 7, 2013. Veterans Affairs employs assessors and appraisers to ensure ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance increased to 6.16% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average ...

Here are the average annual percentage rates (APR) on 30- and 15-year fixed mortgage refinances and 5/1 ARM refinances: Today’s Mortgage Refinance Rates The average APR for a 30-year fixed refinance ...

Refinancing could make sense if you want to lower your interest rate, get rid of mortgage insurance or change loan terms ...

You can use a VA loan to build and finance a property you’ll use as your primary residence. However, you cannot use this type of loan to fund the construction of a vacation home or investment property ...

Home equity continues to ride high in the final quarter of 2025, according to data from ICE Mortgage Technology, with roughly 48 million homeowners sitting on $11.2 trillion in tappable equity.