May 25, 2025

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Longbridge Financial Reverse Mortgage Review 2025

Founded in 2012, online lender Longbridge Financial is the third-largest provider of reverse mortgages in the U.S. As of February 2025, it’s approved more than $94 million in loans. Longbridge stands out for its lower rates and robust digital presence, which includes a reverse mortgage calculator and an easy-to-use servicing portal. Longbridge is a particularly

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Figure HELOC Review 2025

Founded in 2018 by SoFi’s Mike Cagney, fin-tech startup Figure is one of the largest providers of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) in the U.S, with more than $14 billion lent to over 200,000 households. We love Figure’s speed and efficiency: Customers can get approved in as little as five minutes and get funding in as

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Mortgage rates aren’t poised to plummet anytime soon

Many 2025 housing market forecasts were hopeful that lower rates would’ve arrived by now to accompany the typical peak of the spring purchase season. But economic uncertainty sparked by President Donald Trump’s global tariff policies and resulting fears of rising inflation have kept rates near 7% for much of the year. Fed effects The Federal

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How To Get A Mortgage When You’re Self-Employed

Applying for a mortgage can be difficult, especially for people with nontraditional income sources, like self-employed workers, small business owners, gig workers, freelancers and anyone else who doesn’t receive a W2 from an employer. “The typical mortgage broker has a checklist,” Keith Hall, president and director of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), told CNBC

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Mortgage rates edge higher; Tesla raises concerns over retaliatory tariffs 

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged higher last week, ending a seven-week slide that helped ease borrowing costs for home shoppers leading into the spring homebuying season. The rate averaged 6.65% this week, up from 6.63% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said. A year ago, it averaged 6.74%. Borrowing

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