Learn why early mortgage payments are mostly interest, how amortization affects this, and strategies to reduce interest costs over your loan term.

Mortgage amortization is a fancy term for a rather straightforward concept: the process of paying off your mortgage loan in equal installments each month. It's something you should understand if ...

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After consistently trending downward since the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, 30-year mortgage rates have officially fallen to the lowest point this year, below 6.5%. At various points in ...