Freelancers can get home loans but face stricter scrutiny. Banks favor steady, reliable income over high, unpredictable profits. Good tax records, strong credit, and larger down payments aid approval.

Ashley is a lead editor of mortgages and loans at Forbes Advisor. She graduated from Utah Tech University with a bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She began her career ...

Ashley is a lead editor of mortgages and loans at Forbes Advisor. She graduated from Utah Tech University with a bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She began her career ...

Average business loan rates start at 6.99% APR but those that meet certain business criteria and personal credit requirements might qualify for lower rates Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, ...

Auto refinance rates start below 5.00% for qualified borrowers Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By ...

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage point on Wednesday — the biggest hike since 1994 — to try to curtail today's record-high inflation. While the Fed is expected ...

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose back above the 6% threshold this week — but more homebuyers are getting into the market. The U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.11% during the ...

It took U.S. track and field athlete Noah Lyles just 9.79 seconds to run 100 meters on Aug. 4. But it took the Olympic judges 29.47 seconds to confirm Lyles won the race by five-thousandths of a ...

Arielle O’Shea leads the investing and taxes team at NerdWallet. She has covered personal finance and investing for nearly 20 years, and was a senior writer and spokesperson at NerdWallet before ...