How Debt Consolidation Loans Work

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Images by GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Key takeaways A debt consolidation loan replaces multiple streams of debt with one new loan at a fixed rate and monthly payment. A personal loan for debt consolidation is typically a fast and simple way to consolidate all kinds of debt. Debt consolidation…

Average Money Market Account Rates for October 2025

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Martinns/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate A money market account is a type of savings deposit account that tends to offer check-writing privileges and a debit card for ATM access to your savings. Typically, savings accounts usually don’t let you write checks from the account, making money market accounts a unique…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS growth is back to 20%

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Amazon shares touched a record high Friday, rising over 9%, after strong quarterly results that were driven by its growing cloud business – AWS—which saw double-digit jump in sales to $30 billion.  Ticker Security Last Change Change % AMZN AMAZON.COM INC. 244.22 +21.36 +9.58% “AWS is growing at a pace…

Average Savings Account Interest Rate For October 2025

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Images by Getty Images; Illustration by Issiah Davis/Bankrate The average savings account rate is a benchmark for the overall interest-rate environment, but it’s not a rate you should settle for. Rather, aim for an annual percentage yield (APY) many times the national average, such as those offered by high-yield savings…