Personal Finance
Key takeaways The Citi Strata Premier℠ Card offers a significantly higher welcome bonus and more opportunities for cardholders to earn…
John M Lund Photography Inc/Getty Images Key takeaways Gap insurance — short for guaranteed asset protection insurance — is specifically…
Key takeaways To refinance your mortgage with a bad credit score, check with your current lender to start since you…
HaizhanZheng/Getty Images Key takeaways A foreclosure occurs when a lender takes control over a property from a borrower who has…
One person is going to be very unhappy if the U.S. central bank doesn’t cut borrowing costs today: President Donald…
Twenty-five million Americans have an unsecured personal loan, double the number from a decade ago, says TransUnion senior vice president…
Choosing the best high-yield savings account requires comparing interest rates, fees, and account features. Look for accounts offering APYs up…
Key takeaways Lenders typically factor your student loan payments into your debt-to-income (DTI) ratio to ensure that you’ll be able…
Value-added tax (VAT) is a tax on goods and services, not unlike a sales tax but with some major differences.…
This page was originally published in early 2022 and features a story from a Bankrate reader during that time. The…
Key takeaways Retail websites often ask you for your credit card information to complete a transaction, and they’d like to…
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images Key takeaways Both flat-rate cash back cards and rotating bonus category cash back cards…