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The Risks and Rewards of Locking In Your Mortgage Rate

Locking in a low rate seems like a simple decision, but is there a catch?

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Stockbrokers and gamblers have in common the belief that while nobody can tell the future, gathering data is the next best thing. The more carefully and deeply we measure where we've been, the more accurately we think we can predict where we're going. Tell us the horse with the best odds, and we think we have glimpsed the future enough to make the ...
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