Where’s My Stimulus Check? Use the IRS’s “Get My Payment” Portal to Get an Answer
The IRS has an online tool that lets you track the status of your second stimulus check.
The IRS has an online tool that lets you track the status of your second stimulus check.
The long-shot effort could affect the cost and availability of mortgages for millions of Americans.
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A savings bond used to be a common gift, though not always a welcome one. Well-meaning relatives gifted savings bonds for your birthday or the holidays. The goal was often to help you pay for college in the future. But for us kids, all we knew was it wasnât the Pound Puppy or Care Bear… Read More
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Paying for college is a challenge, and rising tuition costs certainly donât help. According to College Board, the average cost of a four-year private college has increased by more than $3,000 over the last five years. Scholarships, grants and work-study … Continue reading →
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Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates rose appreciably yesterday. They haven’t fallen since Jan. 4 so they’re some way above the all-time low. But they’re still within the […]
It was easy to get lulled into complacency by the second half of 2020 when it came to mortgage rates. Even as other indicators said rates should be rising, they continued on a calm journey to multiple record lows. 2021 has been very different so far! Covid and its impacts on the economy remain the driving forces behind market trends. That’s generally been great for rates, but it also means that rates should gradually rise as we battle back against covid. If the onset of the pandemic pushed rates to all-time lows, it’s only fair that progress against the pandemic would result in rates moving up from all-time lows. If you ask 10yr Treasury yields, that’s been the case for quite a while. And while the stock market has been singing a similar tune, the mortgage market has been in its own glorious
Mortgage applications decreased 1.9% for the week ending Jan. 15 from one week earlier, per data from the Mortgage Bankers Associationâs weekly survey. The drop comes after a robust 16.7% jump in applications the prior week.
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Savings bonds can be a safe way to save money for the long term while earning interest. You might use savings bonds to help pay for your childâs college, for example, or to set aside money for your grandchildren. Once … Continue reading →
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The best money market mutual funds are a good place to keep your cash while earning interest. Bank checking and savings accounts and money market accounts are good alternatives for your cash. But money market funds offer a higher rate of return than these other short-term investments. One of the best money market mutual funds is …
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