Aly Yale

Aly J. Yale is a freelance writer and journalist from Houston, covering real estate, mortgage and finance topics. See my current work in Forbes, The Motley Fool, Money Magazine, The Balance and Bankrate. Past gigs: The Dallas Morning News, NBC, Radio Disney and PBS.


Articles by Aly Yale


The Fed is meeting next week; will it mean even higher mortgage rates?

The Fed is meeting next week; will it mean even higher mortgage rates?

Posted on: September 16, 2022

Another month, another Fed meeting. And if early predictions are right, another rate hike, too.


What the Fed’s July meeting means for your wallet — and mortgage

What the Fed’s July meeting means for your wallet — and mortgage

Posted on: July 22, 2022

The Fed is poised to raise rates The Fed has been aggressively trying to fight inflation — but largely to no avail. The bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted […]


Mortgage Rates Poised for More Jumps as Federal Reserve Meets

Mortgage Rates Poised for More Jumps as Federal Reserve Meets

Posted on: June 10, 2022

It was just a month ago that the Federal Reserve voted to raise the federal funds rate by half a point. Since then, mortgage rates have been volatile. In the […]


Over 1 million borrowers can still save cash by refinancing

Over 1 million borrowers can still save cash by refinancing

Posted on: May 9, 2022

The average rate on 30-year loans hit 5.11% last week — that’s 200 basis points (2%) higher than at the start of 2022 and the highest rate in over a […]


The Fed is meeting next week. Will it send mortgage rates higher?

The Fed is meeting next week. Will it send mortgage rates higher?

Posted on: April 28, 2022

Higher mortgage rates are likely in the cards The Federal Reserve is set to have its third meeting of the year next week, and for hopeful mortgage borrowers, it’s probably […]


Fed indicates rate hike, but mortgage rates are murkier

Fed indicates rate hike, but mortgage rates are murkier

Posted on: March 10, 2022

A rate hike is “appropriate” The Federal Reserve is poised to raise rates at its March 15-16 meeting — the first of seven possible rate hikes expected this year. The […]