7 Ways the Fed’s Decisions on Interest Rates Affect You
(TNS)—When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, you feel it. "The Federal Reserve has its fingers in your pocketbook to ...
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7 Benefits of a Federal Reserve Interest Rate Hike
(TNS)—Interest rates are going up. The Federal Reserve in June hiked rates for the second time in 2018, and there could ...
Fed: Rates Increased for Second Time This Year
As predicted by all officials, the Fed raised rates for the second time in 2018—from 1.75 percent to 2 percent. ...
Economy Expands in May—Where Does Housing Stand?
The economy in May remained on a soaring streak, with a lift in jobs and the lowest unemployment in years. ...
Experts Are Eyeing a Recession in 2020—but It’s Not Why You Think
The economy is on a roaring run. Is a downturn imminent? Experts in housing are predicting a recession starting in ...
Economy at Milestone Unemployment
April brought the economy 164,000 jobs, and 3.9 percent unemployment—below 4 percent, and the lowest rate in roughly 20 years. ...
Wells Fargo Fined $1 Billion for Abusive Insurance, Mortgage Practices
The government has handed down a $1 billion penalty to Wells Fargo for abusive consumer practices related to its administering ...
5 Things a Federal Reserve Interest Rate Hike Means for Your Wallet
(TNS)—Consumers tend to pay far more attention to the swings in their March Madness brackets than the latest moves by ...
Mortgage Rates Stay Still
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate stayed still this week, inching up to 4.45 percent from 4.44 percent the week ...
Fed Hikes Rates—How Many More Are to Come?
The Federal Reserve carried out its first hike of 2018 on Wednesday, increasing interest rates one-quarter percentage point and leaving ...
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