Personal Finance
Key takeaways The SECURE Act 2.0 became law in the last days of 2022, and its rules provide assistance for…
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…
Ivan Pantic/ Getty Images; Illustration by Austin Courregé/Bankrate Key takeaways Online-only mortgage applications can be convenient, but they might not…
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANKThe 2023 launch of instant payments via FedNow was heralded as a milestone in the…
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…
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…