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Images by Getty Images; Illustration by Issiah Davis/Bankrate Key takeaways A money market account is a deposit account that earns…
EmirMemedovski/Getty Images Key takeaways Mortgage brokers act as go-betweens for homebuyers and lenders, matching borrowers with financing providers. Brokers can…
Images by GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Key takeaways A debt consolidation loan replaces multiple streams of debt with one…
Martinns/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate A money market account is a type of savings deposit account that tends to offer…
My property taxes have ballooned 134% over my 20 years of homeownership. It seems like every year I grumble about…
The nation’s 75 million Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase in their benefits…
The fundamental flaws in the way the Federal Reserve operates these days were on full display Wednesday when Jerome Powell…
irina88w/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate The Federal Reserve cut interest rates again in October, and mortgage rates fell to their…
Image by GettyImages; Illustration by Bankrate It’s a mixed showing for home equity rates as the Federal Reserve lowered interest…
Images by Getty Images; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Economic uncertainty over the potential impact of President Trump’s tariff policies on…
Key takeaways The average auto loan interest rate for new cars in the second quarter of 2025 was 6.80 percent,…
Image by PM Images/Getty Images; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Mortgage rates edged lower again this week, with the 30-year fixed…