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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about home values, best use for pension money and more

  Readers want to know: Will economic disruption cause home prices to fall?

  4 min read Jun 04, 2020
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  Survey: America’s top economists expect double-digit unemployment rate into 2021

  Forecasts were wide-ranging when it comes to predicting how much damage the pandemic caused.

  8 min read Jun 03, 2020
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  What is the highest credit score someone can have?

  Having a perfect credit score can open quite a few doors for you financially, but it’s actually not necessary to have an 850 for that to happen.

  3 min read Jun 01, 2020
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  Summer travel trends and safety during COVID

  While there’s risk traveling during a pandemic, the rewards are enough to make many Americans venture out.

  7 min read May 31, 2020
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  How to negotiate a home purchase in a seller’s market

  The pandemic has tightened home inventory even more, so forget lowball offers in most places.

  4 min read May 29, 2020
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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about investing in real estate, tracking down stimulus and more

  One reader asks: With interest rates so low, is it a good idea to invest in real estate?

  9 min read May 29, 2020
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  How to use a credit card chargeback to get refunded for canceled events

  A chargeback on your credit card is one way to get a refund when your event is canceled.

  4 min read May 27, 2020
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  Issuers may reduce credit limits for some cardholders amid coronavirus pandemic

  Issuers may restrict available credit extended to borrowers; here’s how a lower credit limit could affect you.

  3 min read May 27, 2020
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  Survey: More than 1 in 4 Americans to tap retirement accounts during coronavirus pandemic

  The coronavirus is hitting not only Americans’ health but also their ability to save for retirement.

  4 min read May 27, 2020
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  Home-pricing hacks: How homebuyers can pay less and sellers can get more

  How to set listing prices and other secrets of consumer behavior revealed.

  3 min read May 27, 2020
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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about stimulus checks, mortgage refinancing and Social Security

  Find out what you can do if your stimulus check was deposited into the wrong account.

  7 min read May 22, 2020
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  How to prepare your finances for a natural disaster

  In case of a potential emergency, it pays to be financially prepared.

  6 min read May 18, 2020
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  Survey: Majority of Americans believe it’s too soon to reopen local businesses after coronavirus

  Americans remain cautious about making in-person trips to businesses.

  7 min read May 18, 2020
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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about using retirement funds to pay off debt, refinancing while unemployed and more

  See whether it’s smart to tap retirement savings to pay down debt.

  5 min read May 15, 2020
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  List of banks offering help to customers impacted by the coronavirus

  Find out who’s waiving fees and helping families facing a financial hardship from the COVID-19 outbreak.

  13 min read May 14, 2020
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  Survey: 20 million Americans have had groceries delivered but feel bad about it

  Food delivery guilt weighs on the American conscience and credit card use soars

  4 min read May 14, 2020
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  Survey: Nearly one-third of Americans dealing with lower income due to coronavirus outbreak

  Half of those same households report having taken on more debt.

  7 min read May 13, 2020
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  College students: Don’t pause building credit during COVID-19

  Building credit now is an important step toward future financial health.

  5 min read May 12, 2020
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  The unemployment rate, explained – and why the coronavirus crisis has caused it to skyrocket

  Joblessness has surged to catastrophic levels not seen for nearly a century.

  8 min read May 08, 2020
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  Here’s what the Fed has to see before lifting interest rates from rock bottom

  One of the Fed’s greatest fears is a slow and grueling economic recovery.

  8 min read May 08, 2020