CDs offer decent yields today, but there are better options for both short-term savings and long-term growth. Here's where to put your money instead.

Many Illinois homeowners will soon see their home insurance rates skyrocket due to the increase in extreme weather events.

Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of catching those diseases, including infants too young to get the shots, people who are immunocompromised and the elderly.

Today’s mortgage rates: 30-year fixed at 6.625%, 15-year at 5.75%. Explore trends and what buyers should know now.

Mid Cap ETF’s short track record and mixed results lead me to a Hold rating, favoring EZM for my portfolio. Click for more on FFSM.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.

Both HELOCs and home equity loans have declined substantially from their highs reached at the beginning of 2024, although they have moved off the lows they achieved this year. Bankrate Chief Financial Analyst Greg McBride still forecasts that rates will decline in 2025 — especially those on HELOCs, potentially to their lowest level in three years.

Mortgage rates just broke a five-week streak of declines, with some averages inching up from recent lows. Here's where rates—and monthly payments—stand now.

Recent national and global surveys of business executives have highlighted the U.S. Federal Reserve's dilemma in determining if slowing growth or inflation is the greater risk to the U.S. economy, with interest rate decisions hinging on how policymakers reconcile conflicting information in a still volatile trade environment.