Mortgage rates lowest since '50s
WASHINGTON - Mortgages are cheaper today than they've been in a half-century. If only most people had the job security, the credit score and the cash to qualify.

Sinking mortgage rates upside to stock turmoil
WASHINGTON - Turmoil in the stock market and the European debt crisis are making life easier for American homebuyers and families looking to refinance: Mortgage rates are inching closer to a record low.

xcHomebuyers scramble as mortgage rates jump
WASHINGTON — The era of record-low mortgage rates is over.