Banking
A cashier’s check, also known as an official bank check, is a payment instrument issued by a bank or credit…
Milan Markovic/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate More than 40% of Americans don’t pay for anything using cash in a typical…
Katie Butler, a 29-year-old in Dallas, drank heavily throughout college and the early years of her career. She didn’t think…
By the start of 2024, bankers were cautiously settling down after the dramatic failures of a string of regional banks,…
One of the latest arrivals on the financial product scene is the 100-year certificate of deposit (CD). This innovative offering…
Consumers looking for a new checking account may find that online banks offer features that aren’t available at the bank…
The Federal Reserve announced that it’s holding interest rates steady following its June 11-12 meeting, leaving the federal funds rate…
When the Federal Reserve changes interest rates, consumers feel the ripple effects in all sorts of ways. For savers, banks…
Key takeaways In the aftermath of the post-coronavirus pandemic inflation surge, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised interest rates…
In this article Caret Down Caret Up Hotter-than-expected inflation at the start of 2024 is leading Federal Reserve officials to…
Key takeaways The Fed’s dot plot is a chart that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key…
The Federal Reserve left interest rates at a 23-year high for the seventh consecutive meeting, delaying rate cuts as officials…