Ms. Harris suggests that her clients try “Frugal February” — avoiding discretionary spending and impulse purchases,…
Credit and Debt
Trump Promised a Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates. Here’s His Chance.
Two senators plan to introduce a bill on Tuesday to impose a tight cap on credit…
Higher Interest Rates Make Federal Debt More Expensive
The path of interest rates over the next year doesn’t just affect the cost of mortgages…
How Fed Rates Influence Mortgages, Credit Cards, Savings and More
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key rate steady on Wednesday, after a series…
Existing-Home Sales in 2024 Were Slowest in Decades Amid High Mortgage Rates
High interest rates kept U.S. home sales in a deep freeze for much of last year.…
Stocks and Bonds Fall After Strong Jobs Report Fuels Interest Rate Concerns
Stocks and bonds tumbled on Friday, as investors’ worries over the scale of government borrowing were…
C.F.P.B Sues Unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Over Risky Mortgages
A federal regulator sued a mortgage finance firm owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate on…
Harris’s Plans for Black Men Aim to Avoid the Setbacks Biden Faced
In the final stretch of the presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has been promoting her…