Understanding Prime Interest RateThe prime interest rate is what banks charge their best and most creditworthy customers. Also known as the prime lending rate, it is based on the ...
Record Low Mortgage RatesHitting the bottom is not always a bad thing, especially when it comes to interest rates for consumers. 2011 goes out with thud as the interest rate ...
Shorter Mortgages and Lower Interest RatesA trend toward shorter term mortgages was evidenced by the recent Freddie Mac Quarterly Product Transition Report that shows over one third of ...
Best Interest Rate CalculatorsCalculating interest rates and interest payment amounts for any type of long-term monetary transaction obviously used to be quite difficult before ...
Mortgage Rates Still FallingThe latest numbers from Freddie Mac show that interest rates on both 30- and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages hit record lows as the yields from ...
Credit Card Balance TransfersFor people who are struggling to pay their credit card bills, transferring your many balances to a single 0% interest card might seem like a good ...
Rates Rents and LoansEven though the interest rates on mortgage loans are at record-setting historic lows right now, many lenders have tightened the screws on their loan ...
Inflation in Q1 2012Investors and advisers are both feeling a bit more confident about the economies in the U.S. and UK, but inflation, rising unemployment and ...
Historic Low Interest RatesTaking a look back at the ups and downs of interest rates in the United States since the turn of the 20th century we can see that today’s interest ...
Fed Interest Rates Remain StableIt is unlikely the Federal Reserve Bank will buy more bonds to boost the money supply unless the economy stalls below the 2.5% growth most ...