Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Interest rates have generally trended downward since mid-2025 after several years of extreme rate fluctuations. In early 2022, the average 30-year fixed rate was 4.72% and the 15-year fixed rate was 3 ...

The VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF is a fund that focuses on investing in preferred securities from a variety of sectors excluding financials. These sectors include communication ...

The central bank’s policy stance can influence consumer savings and borrowing, from car financing to home equity loans. Here’s how it works. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Federal Reserve is expected to ...

A study found Portsmouth's water and sewer revenues are not enough to cover current or projected costs. Consultants will recommend rate adjustments to ensure the financial stability of the city's ...

The Federal Reserve’s current policy stance on interest rates leaves the central bank well positioned to determine the extent and timing of additional rate adjustments based on incoming data, Vice ...

Mortgage rates fell below 6% for the first time in years after President Trump ordered the purchase of $200 billion worth of mortgage bonds in his latest attempt to tackle the housing crisis. The ...

As the country reemerged from the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in 2021, when the COVID-19 vaccine finally arrived, TikTok reached 1 billion downloads and Adele finally released new music — the ...

Fed rate cuts would likely lower credit card and savings rates first, while auto loans and especially fixed-rate mortgages may stay high or even rise. How much consumers benefit will depend on credit ...

On Monday, the National Association of Realtors reports the number of pending home sales for the month of November. The NAR recently reported that home sales have been picking up, thanks in large part ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy economy expanded at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew. U.S. gross domestic ...