Coronavirus and Your Money

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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about real estate prices, CD rates and unemployment

  Bankrate’s experts answer reader questions on a range of topics.

  7 min read Apr 17, 2020
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  Survey: 59 million have lost money on canceled plans due to coronavirus

  Over six in 10 Americans have canceled plans in the wake of the pandemic.

  4 min read Apr 16, 2020
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  How the Fed is trying to rescue the economy from the coronavirus with an emergency stash of cash

  It’s pushed the Fed down a new, uncharted path.

  5 min read Apr 15, 2020
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  Facing financial hardship due to coronavirus? Here’s how to get free advice and help

  How to get guidance from an expert without spending a dime.

  3 min read Apr 09, 2020
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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about bank safety, investing during a downturn and future mortgage rates

  Our first reader mailbag includes questions related to managing money during the coronavirus crisis.

  5 min read Apr 09, 2020
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  Survey: 31% of Americans expecting a stimulus check say it won’t keep them going a month

  Half of Americans say they’ll use their stimulus money to pay bills.

  6 min read Apr 08, 2020
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  Unemployment benefits and coronavirus: Here’s who qualifies and how to apply

  Even before the virus came along, the system was never the easiest to navigate.

  6 min read Apr 08, 2020
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  Survey: Majority of Americans have cut their spending because of coronavirus concerns

  Additionally, most investors intentionally left their investments alone as volatility increased.

  3 min read Mar 31, 2020
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  IRS extends 2019 tax filing, payment day to July 15

  More time to pay your taxes this year as part of COVID-19 relief program.

  2 min read Mar 23, 2020
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  Avoid going overboard on cash withdrawals during coronavirus crisis

  There’s no need to go overboard and hoard cash.

  4 min read Mar 20, 2020