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The Best CDs to Guarantee Your Rate Until 2026, 2027, or Even Longer
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Many Retirement Savers Worry About Running Out of Funds, BlackRock Study Finds
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Here's Where Rents Are Rising the Fastest
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - July 11, 2024
Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level Since Mid-June
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How Much Longer Will High-Yield Savings Accounts Pay Above 5%?
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Younger Generations Are Owning Homes at Increased Rate Despite Financial Concerns
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How to Take Advantage of High Interest Rates While We Still Have Them
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Top CDs Today, July 10, 2024 - Leading 5-Year Rate Dips
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Americans Grew Wealthier Last Year Despite Inflation, New UBS Study Finds
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - July 10, 2024
Mortgage Rates Holding Below 7%
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Mortgage Demand Drops as High Rates Discourage Refinancing
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Top CD Rates Today, July 9, 2024 - 10 Options to Lock In 5.40% to 6.00% Until 2025
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Retirees Shift Spending Habits to Pay Monthly Bills, Survey Says
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - July 9, 2024
Mortgage Rates Sink, Dropping Back Under 7%
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Top CD Rates Today, July 8, 2024 - 8 Leaders Guarantee 5.50% or More Until 2025
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - July 8, 2024
Mortgage Rates Dip Down Near 7%
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Why Opening a CD in July Is So Smart for Your Savings
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Home Costs Are Likely Taking Up the Highest Portion of Your Paycheck Since 2007
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Taking Out Student Loans? You'll Pay the Highest Interest in 16 Years
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Top CDs Today, July 3, 2024 - National Leader Offers 6% Rate Lock Until Spring
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Student Loan Interest Rates Hit 16-Year High
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - July 3, 2024
Mortgage Rates Hold Slightly Above 7%
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What You Need to Know About Homeowners Insurance as Beryl Kicks Off Hurricane Season
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Top CD Rates Today, July 2, 2024 - New 9-Month Leader Pays 5.60% Until April
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - July 2, 2024
Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for First Time Since May
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What's Next For Student Loan Borrowers As SAVE Plan is Put On Ice
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Top CD Rates Today, July 1, 2024 - 6 Options to Lock in 5.50% or More Until 2025
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SAVE Plan Student Loan Payments Can Be Reduced After All, Court Rules
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These Big Banks Pay the Best Savings Account Rates Right Now—With Good CDs, Too
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - July 1, 2024
Mortgage Rates Inch Up for a Fifth Day
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Two-Thirds of Middle-Income Families Say They Can't Keep Up With Rising Costs
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Top CD Rates Today, June 28, 2024 - 9 Offers of 5.40% or More, Locked Until Next Year
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Why Should You Care About Consumer Sentiment
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 28, 2024
Mortgage Rates Edge Up, Approaching 7%
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How Healthy Are Household Finances? Depends On How You Measure
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Top CDs Today, June 27, 2024 - 6% Leading Rate Guaranteed Until 2025
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Build Your Emergency Fund Faster With a Record-Rate Savings Account
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What Record-Low Contract Signings Mean for Home Buyers and Sellers
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 27, 2024
Mortgage Rates Creep Back Up, Nearing 7%
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Got an I Bond? Your Rate Might Drop a Percentage Point on July 1
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New Homes Cost Less Than Used Ones, and That's Not Normal
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Top CD Rates Today, June 26, 2024 - Lock In 5.50% to 6.00% for 3 to 11 Months
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 26, 2024
Mortgage Rates Inch Up, But Stay Under 7%
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Top CD Rates Today, June 25, 2024 - Earn a Guaranteed 6.00% Until Next Spring
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With 6 Months Left in 2024, a 6% CD Could Help You Hit Your Savings Goal
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55-Year-Old Americans Are Facing a Retirement Crisis
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 25, 2024
Mortgage Rates Continue to Bob Below 7%
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Top CD Rates Today, June 24, 2024 - 10 Options Pay 5.50% and Up
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 24, 2024
Mortgage Rates Dip Lower
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Nearly a Quarter of American Gen Xers Say They Won't Retire, Survey Shows
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Top CDs Today, June 21, 2024 - Top 2-Year Rate Dips, but 6% Leader Holds
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 21, 2024
Mortgage Rates Keeping Steady in Upper-6% Range
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Investors' Optimism Climbs With Markets Hitting Record Highs
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Top CD Rates Today, June 20, 2024 - 5 Options to Lock in 5.40% or More Until 2025
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Here's What Happens to Your Savings If You Open One of Today's Best CDs
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 20, 2024
Mortgage Rates Hold Below 7%
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Top CD Rates Today, June 18, 2024 - Earn a Guaranteed 6.00% Until Next April
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4 Signs You Should Move Your Savings to Another Bank
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CDs Are Paying Up to 6%. How Long Will Rates Stay This High?
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 18, 2024
Mortgage Rates Inch a Little Higher