Personal Finance
Key takeaways You can typically cash in your savings bond at your bank, in person. Regardless of how much money…
Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock Key takeaways A mortgage application collects information about your finances and the property you want to buy so…
The Chase Freedom Flex® traditionally leans heavily into holiday shopping with its fourth quarter bonus categories. This year, however, travel…
Ivan Pantic/ Getty Images; Illustration by Austin Courregé/Bankrate Key takeaways Online-only mortgage applications can be convenient, but they might not…
If there’s one thing everyone agrees on, it’s that housing is unaffordable. Case in point: the National Association of Home…
With Republicans ending the Grad Plus program, private lenders are eyeing billions in new business, while some students could be…
fizkes/Getty Images: Illustration by Issiah Davis/Bankrate Coming up with a down payment on a home — especially if it’s your…
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANKThe 2023 launch of instant payments via FedNow was heralded as a milestone in the…
Key takeaways Car prices, monthly payments, and insurance costs all rose during 2024. Good credit scores are key to securing…
Wasan Tita/Getty Images: Illustration by Issiah Davis/Bankrate Key takeaways A down payment is the portion of a home’s purchase price…
For the first half of my 20s, I thought about money in the same way you might think about grocery…
Key takeaways Both the Chase Freedom Rise® and the Discover it® Student Chrome are strong starter credit cards that can…