Breck Dumas

Breck Dumas is a reporter for Fox Business and Fox News Digital, covering daily news and writing features particularly focused on the crossroads of politics and the economy

Previously, she worked as a staff writer at TheBlaze and was editor of the Columbia Business Times.

Breck holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.B.A. from William Woods University.

You may email Breck at Breck.Dumas@fox.com, find her on Twitter @Breck_Dumas, or contact her on LinkedIn.

Mortgage rates climb to 6.95%

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed to 6.95% this week as rates remain uncomfortably high, contributing to the housing affordability crisis.