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Bankrate’s 2024 Annual Emergency Savings Report

Many Americans have long struggled to build emergency savings. However, high inflation and interest rates, since the COVID-19 pandemic, have continued to make it difficult for people to feel comfortable with their level of savings.

Nearly 6 in 10 (59 percent) U.S. adults are uncomfortable with their level of emergency savings, according to a new Bankrate poll. Before 2022, the percentage had been rising, from 37 percent in 2018 to 44 percent in 2020, 48 percent in 2021 and 58 percent in 2022. This year, it’s barely budged from 57 percent in 2023.

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Greg McBride, CFA

Chief financial analyst, Personal Finance

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Greg McBride, CFA Chief financial analyst, Personal Finance

Greg McBride, CFA, is the Chief Financial Analyst for Bankrate.com, leading a team responsible for researching financial products, providing analysis, and advice on personal finance to a vast consumer audience.

Mark Hamrick Washington Bureau Chief, Senior Economic Analyst

Mark Hamrick is Washington Bureau Chief for Bankrate. He is a national award-winning business and financial news journalist.

Ted Rossman Senior Industry Analyst, Credit cards

Ted Rossman is a senior industry analyst at Bankrate. He focuses on the credit card industry and helps consumers maximize rewards, get out of debt and improve their credit scores.

Sarah Foster Principal U.S. Economy and Federal Reserve Reporter

Principal writer Sarah Foster covers the Federal Reserve, the U.S. economy and economic policy for Bankrate, where she helps readers understand how the world’s most powerful policymakers in Washington, D.C., impact their personal finances. She’s covered the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy since 2018, when she joined the economics news team at Bloomberg News.

James Royal, Ph.D. Principal writer, Investing and wealth management

Bankrate principal writer and editor James F. Royal, Ph.D., covers investing and wealth management. His work has been cited by CNBC, the Washington Post, The New York Times and more.

Jeff Ostrowski Principal writer, Home lending

Jeff Ostrowski covers mortgages and the housing market. Before joining Bankrate in 2020, he spent more than 20 years writing about real estate, business, the economy and politics.

Alex Gailey Lead Data Reporter, Personal Finance

As a lead data reporter at Bankrate, Alex Gailey writes about the numbers behind consumer finance and economic trends.

Matthew Goldberg Senior Consumer Banking Reporter

Matthew Goldberg is a consumer banking reporter at Bankrate where he uses his more than 14 years of financial services experience to help inform readers about their important personal finance decisions.

Shannon Martin Writer, Insurance

Shannon Martin is a licensed insurance agent and Bankrate analyst with over 15 years of experience in the industry. She enjoys helping others navigate the insurance world by cutting through complex jargon and empowering readers to make strong financial decisions independently.

Hanneh Bareham Writer, Personal Loans and Debt Relief

Hanneh Bareham, a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠, was a personal finance writer with Bankrate between 2020 and 2024.

Ana Staples Lead writer, Credit cards

Ana Staples is a lead writer, credit cards for Bankrate and an expert on all things credit basics and personal finance for the younger generation.

Katie Kelton Senior Writer, Credit Cards

Katie Kelton is the Senior Writer on Bankrate’s credit cards team, where she brings seven years of experience writing creative and financial content to help cardholders get savvy with their credit.

Linda Bell Senior writer, Home lending

Linda Bell is a senior writer on Bankrate's Home Lending team, producing content around HELOCs, financing home renovations, home equity loans and more.

Brian Baker, CFA Senior writer, Investing and Retirement

Brian Baker covers investing and retirement for Bankrate. He is a CFA Charterholder and previously worked in equity research at a buyside investment firm. Baker is passionate about helping people make sense of complicated financial topics so that they can better plan for their financial futures.

Brian Beers Managing editor

Brian Beers is the managing editor for the Wealth team at Bankrate. He oversees editorial coverage of banking, investing, the economy and all things money.