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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%
Brad Reinhart, Senior Hurricane Specialist at the National Hurricane Center, works on tracking Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season, at the National Hurricane Center on July 01, 2024 in Miami, Florida.
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
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Top CD Rates Today, June 17, 2024 - 8 Options to Earn 5.50% or More
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 17, 2024
Mortgage Rates Remain Near 11-Week Low
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Are Sellers Kidding Themselves About How Much Their Houses Are Worth?
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Top CDs Today, June 14, 2024 - 11 Offers Pay 5.40% or Better for Up to 1 Year
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People in Their 40s and 50s Are Getting Nervous About Retirement
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 14, 2024
Mortgage Rates Drop Again to Lowest Rate Since March
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Top CDs Today, June 13, 2024 - New 6-Month Rate Leader Is Offering 5.55%
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 13, 2024
Mortgage Rates Fall on Positive Inflation News
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Top CD Rates Today, June 12, 2024 - 11 Offers Pay 5.40% to 6.00% for Up to 1 Year
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Where Are Savings and CD Rates Headed? What Today's Fed Forecast Tells Us
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Will Mortgage Rates Fall This Year? Clues From Wednesday's Inflation News
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 12, 2024
30-Year Mortgage Rates Hold Below 7%
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Top CDs Today, June 11, 2024 - Leading 6.00% Rate Can Be Locked Until 2025
Top nationwide CD rate in each term, ranging from 4.80% to 6.00%, current as of June 7, 2024.
Top CDs Today, June 7, 2024 - Best 2-Year Rate Drops, but Shorter 6% Offer Remains
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 11, 2024
Mortgage Rates Inch Higher, But Keep Below 7%
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Top CD Rates Today, June 10, 2024 - 7 Offers Pay 5.50% to 6.00% APY
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With Rates Up to 6%, CDs Are a Smart Move in June
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 10, 2024
Mortgage Rates Rise From 2-Month Low
Line graph showing the last 90 days of the 30-year new purchase mortgage rate average - June 7, 2024
Mortgage Rates Sink to Lowest Level Since March