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Four Things to Know Before the IRS Tax Filing Deadline
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Renters Lose Hope Of Buying Homes As Prices And Mortgage Rates Rise
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Have I Bonds? Here's What Your Next Rate Will Be
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What Today’s Higher-Than-Expected Inflation Numbers Mean For You
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Top Rate on a High-Yield Savings Account Rises to New Record
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People Think They Need $1.46 Million to Retire—They're Not Saving Enough To Get There
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Half of US Homeowners and Renters Say They Struggle To Pay Housing Costs, Redfin Reports
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Retirement Savings Suffered, Debt Mounted for Households in Q1, Survey Says
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How Commission Settlement With Realtors Could Change Homebuying
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Gen Z Is Paying More To Rent Than Millennials Did at Same Age, Study Shows
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Some Student Loan Borrowers Face April 30 Deadline To Qualify For Forgiveness
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Here's Where Homeowners' Insurance Premiums Are The Most Expensive
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It's Cheaper To Rent Than Buy a Starter Home, Realtor.com Says
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What Would it Take for Houses to Be Affordable in the U.S. Again?
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Home Sales Rallied in February, Buoyed By Rising Inventory
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Individual Investors' Optimism Grows, Albeit Cautiously, as Stocks Back Off Highs
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A Record Number Of Vanguard Savers Tapped 401ks for Emergency Funds In 2023
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Most Americans Worry About Retirement, Say Congress Should Act on Social Security Funding
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How Much Can I Earn With $5,000 in a High-Yield Savings Account?
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Average Credit Scores Worsened For First Time In A Decade, FICO Says
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Retirement Account Balances Hit Their Highest Levels in Nearly Two Years
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Taxpayers In 12 States Can File Online With The IRS Starting Monday
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U.S. Homes Got A $2 Trillion Value Boost In 2023
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Getting a Tax Refund? Here's How to Turn It Into a Larger Sum
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Still Have I Bonds? March 1 Is a Smart Time to Swap Them for a CD
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Credit Card Interest Rates Hit Record Highs in the US, Says CFPB
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How the Capital One-Discover Merger Could Affect Consumers
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Of the Biggest U.S. Banks, These Pay the Best CD Rates Now—Up to 5.50%
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Savings Accounts Are Paying Record Rates Today, Feb. 13, 2024. How Long Will They Last?
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How Much Debt Are Americans Really In?
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Have I Bonds More Than a Year Old? You May Want to Cash Them in on Feb. 1
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Earn Up to $600 by Opening a New Huntington Bank Checking Account
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Auto Loan Delinquencies Hit 13-Year High As Monthly Car Payments Get Bigger
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Credit Card Debt Put More Pressure on Households in the Fourth Quarter
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Will Mortgage Rates Fall in 2024? What Yesterday's Fed Announcement Tells Us
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Individual Investors Warming to the Rally as Markets Touch New Highs
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It’s Not Too Late to Open a CD. Rates Are Still Remarkable.
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Housing Market Froze Deeper In December
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Will CD Rates Return to 6%?
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More People Took Out Mortgages Last Week As Rates Fell
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Federal Financial Watchdog Wants To Cut Overdraft Fees To As Little As $3
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These Are The Costs of Family Life—To The Dollar
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White House Accelerates Plans to Forgive Certain Student Loans
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Savings Account vs. CD: What’s the Smarter Choice Right Now?
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IRS Says 2024 Tax Season Will Start on Jan. 29
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Average Personal Loan Rates Edge Up
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Credit Card Debt Surged To Fresh Record High in November
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Apple Boosts High-Yield Savings Account Rate for a Second Time in 2 Weeks (January 2024)
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2024 Will Bring Big Changes to Student Loans
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Consumers Set New Online Holiday Shopping Record
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Apple Has Raised Its Savings Account Rate. At 4.25%, How Does It Compare?
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Average Personal Loan Rates Drop to Begin the New Year
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More Financially Stressed Americans Making Better Budgeting a New Year’s Resolution
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Average Personal Loan Rates End The Year Flat
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Lock-In Effect Grows Larger for Homeowners with Low Mortgage Rates
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Case-Shiller Home Index Shows Prices Jumped at Highest Rate of 2023
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The Costs Of Climate Change Are Already Here: In Your Homeowners Insurance Bill
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Homes Still at Unaffordable Highs Despite Settling Prices
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Overdraft and Nonsufficient Fund Fees Affect Those Struggling Financially The Most
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Homebuyers Saved $62 A Month On Payments In November As Mortgage Rates Fell
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Existing Home Sales Beat Expectations In November
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Still Holding I Bonds? Jan. 1 Could Be Your Ideal Date to Cash Them In
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5 Things Investors Should Think About for 2024, According to Financial Advisors
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