Mortgage rates hit 6% as Iran war spooks bond market traders

Mortgage rates hit 6% as Iran war spooks bond market traders

US mortgage rates didn’t stay below 6% for long. The average 30-year fixed mortgage was 6% for the week ending March 5, according to Freddie Mac – after war with Iran rattles financial markets. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which mortgage rates closely follow, has climbed since President Donald Trump and Israel launched military … اقرأ المزيد

Sgt. Benjamin Pennington: Seventh US service member killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer

Sgt. Benjamin Pennington: Seventh US service member killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer

The seventh US service member killed in the conflict with Iran — a 26-year-old from Kentucky — was brought home Monday evening in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, from Glendale, Kentucky, died Sunday after sustaining injuries the week prior in an attack by Iran on Prince Sultan … اقرأ المزيد