Richard Drury/ Getty Images; Illustration by Austin Courregé/Bankrate The average rate on a $30,000 home equity line of credit (HELOC) steadied at 8.28 percent this…
Key takeaways Most major credit card issuers offer the option to easily lock and unlock cards through their online accounts or mobile apps. Locking a credit card can prevent impulse purchases and keep the account…
DeFi — short for decentralized finance — is a new vision of banking and financial services that is based on peer-to-peer payments through blockchain technology. Via blockchain, DeFi allows “trust-less” banking, sidestepping traditional financial middlemen such as banks or brokers. What’s in it for investors? DeFi promises to allow investors…
Only one in five Americans has more emergency savings now than at the start of 2024, according to Bankrate’s most recent Emergency Savings Survey. If you’re one of those savers looking for ways to grow your emergency fund, help is on the way from an unlikely corner: Earning more interest…
Inflation rose in December to its highest level since July with much of the increase driven by increasing energy and food prices. The Labor Department released the consumer price index (CPI) – a broad measure of how much everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent cost – for December, which showed…
Key takeaways Paying off student loans early can benefit you financially, but it should typically come second to building your emergency fund and retirement savings. People with private student loans or without other debt tend to benefit more from paying off student loans early. If you have federal student loans…
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