{
  "id": 16881213,
  "title": "We are in our 70s. Should we pay off our 2.5% mortgage or build up our savings?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/we-are-in-our-70s-should-we-pay-off-our-2-5-mortgage-or-build-up-our-16881213",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T09:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MarketWatch",
    "slug": "marketwatch",
    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/we-are-in-our-70s-should-we-pay-off-our-2-5-mortgage-or-build-up-our-savings-5a35e9c1?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“Let’s say 10 years from now, when I’m 84, we need a substantial amount of cash.”",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}