Mortgage Rates News 6 December 2025

HSBC cuts UK mortgage rates to start 2026 as refinancing wave builds

LONDON, Jan 4, 2026, 20:13 ET HSBC UK is cutting mortgage rates across a range of residential and buy-to-let products from Jan. 5, including reductions on two-, three-, five- and 10-year fixed deals, mortgage trade publication The Intermediary reported. The

5 January 2026

Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

Rocket Companies stock drops today as RKT gives back gains despite 2025-low mortgage rates

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:13 ET — Regular session Rocket Companies Inc shares were down 3.2% at $19.41 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday, after touching $20.19 earlier in the session. The stock has traded between $19.41 and $20.19,

31 December 2025

Financial News·Investing·Mortgage Rates·Real Estate·Stock Market

Mortgage rates in 2026: Why Fed cuts may not lower home loans as much as buyers hope

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:06 ET U.S. mortgage rates have edged down to about 6.18% for a 30-year fixed loan, but economists say Federal Reserve rate cuts may not translate into a big drop in 2026. The issue matters

30 December 2025

Federal Reserve·Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 18, 2025): 30-Year Fixed Holds Near 6.2% After Cooler CPI — Plus 2026 Forecasts and What Borrowers Should Watch

December 18, 2025 — Mortgage rates are ending the week in a familiar place: stuck in a tight band despite major headlines on inflation and central-bank policy. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.21% this week, according to Freddie Mac’s widely watched

18 December 2025

Financial Forecasts·Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 17, 2025): 30-Year Fixed Hovers Near 6% After the Fed Cut—What It Means for Refinancing and a $700,000 Mortgage

Mortgage rates are still refusing to “follow the Fed” in a straight line, even after the Federal Reserve’s December policy move. If you’re shopping for a home or debating a refinance, today’s numbers—and the reason they’re behaving this way—matter more

17 December 2025

Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 13, 2025): What the Fed’s Rate Cut Means for a $600,000 Mortgage Payment—and Why Housing Still Won’t Get “Much Relief”

Updated: Saturday, December 13, 2025 — The Federal Reserve’s final move of 2025 was a quarter-point rate cut. But if you’re waiting for mortgage rates to plunge—and for the housing market to suddenly “unlock”—Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the bond

13 December 2025

Federal Reserve·Housing Market·Mortgage Rates

U.S. Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 12, 2025): 30-Year Fixed Hovers Near 6.2% After the Fed Cut — Forecasts for 2026

December 12, 2025 — Mortgage rates in the U.S. are ending the week in a familiar place: the low-6% range. That’s welcome news for home shoppers who’ve watched borrowing costs swing sharply over the past two years, but it’s also a

12 December 2025

Financial News·Market Forecasts·Mortgage Rates·Real Estate

Westpac (ASX:WBC) Share Price Today: AGM Vote Fallout, Mortgage Rate Moves, and Analyst Forecasts (12 Dec 2025)

Meta description: Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) is in focus after AGM governance tensions, a fresh fixed-rate mortgage hike, and analyst targets that imply downside from current levels. Westpac Banking Corporation shares were trading around the A$38–A$39 range on 12 December

12 December 2025

Analyst Insights·Banking News·Mortgage Rates·Share Market

Mortgage Rates Today, December 10, 2025: Fed Rate Cut Meets Stubborn 6% Home Loan Costs

Mortgage rates today are still stuck just above 6% for most borrowers, even as the Federal Reserve has delivered its third interest rate cut of 2025 and taken its benchmark rate down to the lowest level since 2022.Bloomberg+4Bankrate+4NerdWallet+4 The result

10 December 2025

Interest Rates·Mortgage Rates·Personal Finance

Mortgage Rates Today, December 8, 2025: 30‑Year Fixed Hovers in the Mid‑6% Range as Markets Bet on a Fed Rate Cut

Mortgage borrowers are waking up to another day of mid‑6% mortgage rates – better than the 7%+ highs of earlier this year, but still far from the ultra‑cheap loans of the pandemic era. At the same time, markets are almost certain the Federal

8 December 2025

Federal Reserve·Housing Market·Mortgage Rates·Real Estate

Fed’s December 2025 Rate Cut Looms: Mortgage Rates Today, Refinance Deals, and What Homebuyers Should Do Now

Meta description (you can use this as your SEO snippet):Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December 10, 2025 meeting, mortgage and refinance rates are hovering in the low 6% range. Here’s where rates stand today, how previous Fed cuts have really

8 December 2025

Federal Reserve·Mortgage Rates

Mortgage Rates Today, December 6, 2025: 30‑Year Fixed Near 6% as Refi Deals Resurface

After a choppy year for housing, U.S. mortgage rates are sliding back toward their lows of 2025 — and that’s breathing new life into both home-purchase and refinance activity. Freddie Mac’s latest weekly survey pegs the average 30‑year fixed mortgage

6 December 2025

Financial Planning·Mortgage Rates

Mortgage Rates News 6 December 2025 - 5 January 2026