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4 days ago | money.usnews.com | Gina Freeman |Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Daily Texas Rates by Mortgage TypeTexas’s 30-year fixed APR, 6.967% is 0.013% lower than the national average APR, 6.98%. Texas’s FHA APR, 7.366% is 0.004% lower than the national average APR, 7.37%.

4 days ago | money.usnews.com | Kim Porter |Gina Freeman |Whitney Blair Wyckoff

National Average Mortgage RatesRates data is based on a borrower with good credit, a conforming loan amount (at least $200,000 but less than the national conforming loan amount), and a loan-to-value ratio of less than 80% (For purchase loans, this corresponds to a down payment of 20% or more). © Zillow, Inc., 2006-2016. Use is subject to Terms of UseView today's mortgage rates for a wide variety of products and find the best rates for your needs.

4 days ago | money.usnews.com | Dawn Papandrea |Erika Giovanetti |Emily Hayes |Gina Freeman

National Average Mortgage RatesRates data is based on a borrower with good credit, a conforming loan amount (at least $200,000 but less than the national conforming loan amount), and a loan-to-value ratio of less than 80% (For purchase loans, this corresponds to a down payment of 20% or more). © Zillow, Inc., 2006-2016. Use is subject to Terms of UseView today's mortgage rates for a wide variety of products and find the best rates for your needs.

4 days ago | money.usnews.com | Austin Cole |Adriana Ocanas |Mark Evitt |Gina Freeman

National Average Mortgage RatesRates data is based on a borrower with good credit, a conforming loan amount (at least $200,000 but less than the national conforming loan amount), and a loan-to-value ratio of less than 80% (For purchase loans, this corresponds to a down payment of 20% or more). © Zillow, Inc., 2006-2016.

3 weeks ago | money.usnews.com | Erika Giovanetti |Gina Freeman

Key Takeaways For the fall school term, you should apply for private student loans between May and July. Give yourself about two months for processing ahead of tuition payment deadlines, which are typically in August. The application process for private student loans is different from that of federal student loans. Private student loans don't have strict application or disbursement deadlines, and lenders will conduct a hard credit check.