Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Yesterday I posted about the straightforward part of 50-year ...

The proposed 50-year mortgage aims to improve affordability but would come with higher interest rates and regulatory challenges. Current rules limit qualified mortgages to 30 years, making 50-year ...

Last week, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Administration Bill Pulte revealed a plan to offer 50-year mortgages to the public. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, created in the 1930s, helped ...

The Trump administration says it’s working on a plan that could make 50-year mortgages a reality, a move aimed at helping younger Americans buy homes. “A 50 Year Mortgage is simply a potential weapon ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at the Trump administration's proposal to create a 50-year mortgage product to rival the 30-year ...

The interest rate on a 50-year mortgage would be higher than it would be on a 30-year mortgage. And you'd be making payments for many, many more years. Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's ...

Feeling crushed under the burden of a steep mortgage payment? How would you like 20 extra years to pay off your home? In November 2025, President Donald Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency ...

President Donald Trump recently proposed the idea of creating a new 50-year mortgage as a way to improve housing affordability. And while Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said it ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - As the Trump administration attempts to find solutions to home affordability issues, it has mentioned the possibility of offering 50-year mortgages as an option. Financial ...

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte confirmed in a post on the social media platform X that the Trump administration is working on a 50-year mortgage. Extending a traditional 30-year ...

The Trump Administration is working to introduce 50-year mortgages for home buyers—a plan that has drawn criticism even from some of the President’s allies, and that experts warn could come with ...