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December 10, 2025. That's the date when the final Federal Reserve meeting will conclude its final 2025 meeting and, with it, a now widely anticipated reduction to the federal funds rate. A rate drop ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance rose to 6.24% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage refinance is 5.3%. On a 20-year mortgage refinance, the ...