It's a Key Time to Boost Your Credit Score. Here's Why -- and How
Another great way to boost your credit score is to lower your credit utilization, which measures the amount of available ...
We’ve racked up a ton of debt and don’t like the school district. Should we sell our house with a 2.5% interest rate?
We have a house with a 2.5% mortgage rate. My husband was out of work for a year, so we racked up a ton of debt. We’re both ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Hold Steady as Markets Wait for More Data
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Strong economic data has kept mortgage rates elevated, and they might only ...
CD Rates Mostly Held Firm This Week—But the Top Nationwide Offer Is Expected to End Soon
The best CD rates held their ground in all but one term this past week, meaning you can still snag a rate up to 5.50%. But ...
South Africa's Central Bank to cut rates sparingly in 2025
South African Reserve Bank, or SARB, Governor Lesetja Kganyago expects only a few additional interest-rate cuts next year.
Money blog: How much does it cost to freeze your eggs and can it go wrong? Three women who've done it share their stories
Our weekend long read by reporter Bhvishya Patel looks at the growing trend of women freezing their eggs. We'll be back with ...
'Padding the profit margin': Why are interest rates still rising on store credit cards?
The Federal Reserve hasn’t raised interest rates since the summer of 2023. But America’s retailers apparently didn’t get the ...
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Interest Rates Recently Did Something They Haven't Done Since March 2020, and It Could Trigger a Big Move in the Stock Market
Interest rates hit a two-decade high following the Federal Reserve's last hike in 2023. With inflation clearly trending lower ...
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Where Melbourne house prices are under the most downward pressure
Melbourne has notched eight months straight of an ideal buyers’ market, but some areas have turned deeply in buyers’ favour.
Dow leaps over 400 points to record close as investors welcome signs of robust economy
The Dow surged 426 points to a record close Friday, and all three major indexes posted weekly gains, as investors took ...
What Salary Do You Need to Buy a $1 Million Home?
In June 2024, 8.5% of homes in the U.S. were worth $1 million or more. To comfortably afford a million-dollar home, we ...
Banking while Black: Study that includes Nassau County finds disparities in small business lending
A federal watchdog found lenders were less likely to encourage Black borrowers to apply for loans and more likely to steer them toward high-interest alternatives.