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Josh Hawley, Bernie Sanders Propose Capping Credit Card Interest Rates at 10%A new bipartisan bill introduced by a pair of senators would cap credit card interest…

It’s been a good couple of weeks for mortgage rates, which benefited from a delay on tariffs and some favorable economic data.Between a slowing economy, reduced…

Mortgage rates might drift downward in February after bumping against a ceiling in January.The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage peeked briefly above 7% in January, then promptly ducked…

Boonchai Wedmakawand | Moment | Getty ImagesYou may be leaving money on the table when it comes to certificates of deposit, some research suggests.CDs have a…

I knew I was going to have to write this post at some point during Trump’s second term.And here we are, only 10 days in. In…

Mortgage rates made little movement this week amidst the backdrop of a Federal Reserve meeting and a sluggish housing market. A stock sell-off and a barrage…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday he has not spoken to President Donald Trump since the newly inaugurated president told business leaders he would demand…

Last week, President Donald Trump demanded that “interest rates drop immediately” while addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland virtually.He mentioned the falling price of…

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its two-day meeting next week, despite President Donald Trump’s comments Thursday that he’ll “demand that…

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesMortgage rates have risen in recent months, even as the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates.While those opposing movements…