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Ilya Ginzburg/EyeEm/Getty Images Key takeaways Opening a money market account requires the same documentation as any other bank account including…
Image: Getty Images; Illustration: Bankrate A huge jump in HELOC rates to start the new year. The $30,000 home equity…
Credit card interest rates resumed dropping in the second half of 2025, closing out the year at 19.7%, about a…
Everything Americans thought they knew about personal finance was upended when the Federal Reserve started aggressively hiking interest rates to…
Homeowners tapping their equity in 2026 should expect borrowing to get more affordable, with rates reaching their lowest levels since…
Image by Getty Images; Illustration by Bankrate Mortgage rates are unlikely to return to their pandemic lows in 2026, but…
Returns on certificates of deposit (CDs) saw gradual declines in 2025, before and after three Federal Reserve rate cuts in…
Images by Getty Images/Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate In 2024, three Federal Reserve rate cuts spurred declining yields on many deposit…
Most people have bills and utilities to pay every month. While many people pay these bills directly from their checking…
Credit counseling helps you start the year with a plan by transforming vague financial resolutions into a concrete, actionable roadmap.…