Homeowners are still waiting for mortgage relief. Despite mounting expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, monthly payments remain high for millions of borrowers locked into rates near or above 7% ...

Brandon and Swea Zamel visit their burned home in the Tahitian Terrace mobile home park in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 24. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Legislation that allows victims of the ...

USDA loans: With a USDA loan, you can modify your mortgage with an extended term of up to 40 years, reduce the interest rate ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged lenders and mortgage servicers to offer extended mortgage forbearance to residents still recovering from the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires that claimed at least ...

The Bank of Canada left its policy rate unchanged at 2.25%, signalling confidence that inflation is easing — and that further cuts aren’t guaranteed.

When Rachel Jonas and Rob Fagnani lost their home in California’s Palisades fire in January of 2025, they assumed mortgage relief would help. Instead, they’re facing the possibility of paying a year’s ...

Mayor Karen Bass has called on banks and mortgage servicers to extend mortgage payment relief for homeowners recovering from the January wildfires, proposing three additional years beyond the one year ...

After business consultant Len Kendall lost his Pacific Palisades home in the January firestorms, he sought to put a temporary stop on his mortgage payments but set aside the effort after realizing the ...

Today's record-low mortgage rates are out of reach for millions of U.S. homeowners who would benefit the most from them. One in four homeowners with a mortgage -- 11 million people -- owe more than ...

Angela Morrow was only eight months into a new career as a flight attendant when she was laid off from her job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, putting her at risk of losing her three-bedroom, ...

If there’s one thing you should know going into the home-buying or refinancing market this year, it’s this: Mortgage scams are evolving faster than ever. From phishing tactics to impersonation of ...