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Yuliya Goldshteyn writes for NerdWallet. Email: ygoldshteyn@nerdwallet.com. The article American Express Savings Rate: How it Compares originally appeared on NerdWallet.

You might think land is just a piece of dirt, but it’s a little more complicated than that. You’ll need to consider zoning, utility access and whether you can actually build the house you want there. Let’s walk through what to expect when you buy land to build a house, including common costs and potential…

AI chatbots are finding new professions every day — they’re coders, therapists, boyfriends and now, maybe even financial advisors. According to a new NerdWallet survey, more than a quarter of Americans (26%) say they’ve used an AI chatbot to find answers to personal finance questions. About half of those users (49%) say they asked AI…

When family asks for money help, your decision can be muddied by guilt, obligation, cultural expectations and a desire to make sure loved ones are taken care of. But how do you handle financial requests if your own budget is stretched thin? New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond finds that there are…

Mortgage rates are idling this morning, essentially in the same spot they were yesterday. But while the day-over-day change is minimal, week-over-week is a different story. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down to 6.73% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is one basis point lower than…

Back-to-school season is nearly here, and NerdWallet’s annual back-to-school shopping survey found an unexpected shift in a year where costs keep going up: On average, back-to-school shoppers — defined as parents of K-12 or college students who plan to back-to-school shop this year — intend to spend less than they did last year. Back-to-school shoppers…