Browsing: Personal Finance

The first-quarter dip never happened. Some observers say that’s a problem.Credit-card balances hit $986 billion in the fourth quarter last year and remained largely unchanged in…

Gabrielle Union sparked conversation on social media when a clip from an interview with the Idea Generation Podcast went viral. She went on to share that…

Should you hold cash or invest in the market? Attractive yields on savings and cash-like investments can make it tempting to hold cash instead of investing…

To create a fun but affordable summer for her daughters, ages 11 and 13, Flossie McCowald plans out camps well in advance. The Pennsylvania resident snags…

A new, bipartisan bill would update the rules for borrowers working in public service careers who apply for student loan forgiveness under a popular program. The…

We are two Americans concerned about tipping.Our tipping culture is out of control. It has become mandatory, and forced upon us. It has lost its cause.…

A lot of time is dedicated to providing advice to first-time homebuyers – as it should be. However, selling a house for the first time can…

The numbers: Home buyers are accepting the new reality of higher mortgage rates, but volatile rates and inventory challenges continue to hamper the U.S. housing market.…

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 6.39% for the week ending May 18, 2023, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market…

US government borrowing is approaching the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling Congress authorized in December 2021. Congress has been unable to agree on raising the debt ceiling.…