Mortgage Lender and Broker Profiles

Mortgage and Home Equity Calculators

Estimate a payment before you talk to a lender. Each explains its math.

Mortgage Calculator Principal and interest from a loan amount, a rate and a term.

Mortgage Payment Calculator Principal and interest plus taxes, insurance, PMI and HOA, explained.

Home Equity Loan Calculator How much equity you can borrow, and the fixed monthly payment.

HELOC Calculator Your credit line, and the payment jump when repayment begins.

DSCR Calculator Whether your rent covers the monthly payment, and lender minimums.

Mortgage Guides and Answers

The questions rate shoppers ask, and the explainers that go with them.

FAQ Answers to common mortgage and home equity questions, grouped by topic.

Blogs Longer explainers on buying, refinancing and borrowing against equity.

Is a Lender Legitimate? Check a company or loan officer in the free NMLS lookup.

Direct Lender or Broker? Who actually underwrites and funds your loan, and how to ask.

FreeRateUpdate Rates & Data

The rate and market data we publish, including figures measured from our own lender network and the consumers who shop rates here.

Mortgage Rate Archive Our archive of dated mortgage rate write-ups.

As Low As Rates The best verified rate in our network, against the Freddie Mac average.

As Low As Rates History The same verified network rates, tracked over time.

Rate vs. Treasury Spread The 30-year fixed average against the 10-year Treasury yield.

Median Home Values What consumers shopping rates here report their homes are worth.

FreeRateUpdate Score Methodology The four factors behind the FreeRateUpdate Score, and their weights.

U.S. HELOC Market Volume Total U.S. home-equity balances outstanding, 2009 to 2025.

U.S. Refinance Application Volume Refinance application activity from the MBA index, 2009 to 2025.

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