...current level of bond buying come to an end with all the uncertainty of the fiscal cliff just around the corner," said Greg McBride, the senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com.The Fed's meeting coincides with negotiations between Congress...
...The majority of Americans still have much work to do in building an adequate emergency savings cushion," said Greg McBride, a senior financial analyst for Bankrate.The survey results are somewhat surprising, he said, in that the high...
...don't experience ? another recession ? as for what they do."The impact on consumers is pretty minimal," said Greg McBride, the senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com.Nonetheless, some rates that affect consumers might see changes...
...CD rates should go up again, particularly those with shorter maturities, like three months and six months," said Greg McBride, a financial analyst at Bankrate.com in North Palm Beach, Fla. There also could be further increases, he said...
...years. Those with high credit card balances or outstanding home equity lines of credit will find them more costly. Greg McBride, a financial analyst with Bankrate.com in North Palm Beach, Fla., said the Federal Reserve is expected to slowly...
...fees known as foreign currency surcharges. "They have sparked some controversy," said Bankrate.com senior analyst Greg McBride. "The question is whether people realize this is something that they're paying." It's unlikely most consumers...
...building any equity toward ownership of your home. At the end of the period, you haven't made a dent in the principal. Greg McBride, financial analyst at Bankrate.com, which tracks consumer interest rates, offered an example of two 30-year...
...retailers charge. "The consumers who realize benefits are those who don't carry a balance on their cards," said Greg McBride, a financial analyst at Bankrate.com in North Palm Beach, Fla. "The merchant may be giving a 10 percent discount...
...percent set in December. And 15-year loans are at their lowest rates in two decades."Strike now," suggested Greg McBride, the senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com.Some homeowners are doing just that. Applications to refinance surged...
...about jobs and home prices, they certainly aren't going to sign up for the biggest purchase of their lives," said Greg McBride, a senior analyst at Bankrate.com.But for those with jobs, money and credit, today's rates can be tantalizing...
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