This week’s top story: What impacts bank account rates Mid-2024? In other news: 7 tips to prepare your house for hurricane season, weekly mortgage rates trend lower, and PAYE.
What Impacts Bank Account Rates Mid-2024?
The Fed rate and banks’ competition for consumer deposits play key roles.
7 Tips to Prepare Your House for Hurricane Season
This year’s hurricane season could bring over a dozen hurricanes to U.S. coasts — is your home ready for the wind and rain?
Weekly Mortgage Rates Trend Lower; Report Reveals Housing Strain
Mortgage rates continued slipping downward this week, in the absence of any major market movements or economic data releases.
Graduate Borrowers, Consider This Student Loan Plan Before July 1
If you have graduate debt and qualify for PAYE, consider applying before July 1, when PAYE will permanently close to new enrollment. Two other repayment plans will also limit enrollment in July.
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