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Current Mortgage Rates: Compare today’s rates | NerdWallet

Savings Corner

Each payment includes a combination of principal and interest, as well as property taxes, and, if needed, mortgage insurance. Your credit score. Mortgage lenders use credit scores to evaluate risk. Changes in inflation and unemployment rates tend to put pressure on interest rates. Higher scores are seen as safer.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. While we were still renting an apartment, I researched areas with lower property taxes, scouted out my ideal neighborhoods, and waited for a smaller, less expensive house to come on the market.