Personal-Loan

Yes, mortgage interest rates are higher today, but only by a little. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.58% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is four basis points higher than Friday but nine basis points lower than a week ago. (See our chart below for…

Mortgage rates are a little higher this morning, but are likely to soften on the heels of a lackluster jobs report. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.54% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is seven basis points higher than yesterday but 16 basis points lower…

In the first week of August, the average 30-year mortgage rate stayed mostly flat at 6.63% APR. This is three basis points lower than a week ago. A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point, and we calculate our weekly average using daily APRs provided by Zillow over the past five business days….

Jae Bratton writes for NerdWallet. Email: jbratton@nerdwallet.com. The article Marriott Bonvoy, Bevy Cards Enhance Bonus Offers [Limited Time] originally appeared on NerdWallet.

As student loan borrowers across America switch off of the more affordable Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan and prepare to choose a new repayment plan, they’re seeing rising monthly payments. That’s because on July 1, borrowers on the SAVE repayment plan began receiving notice that the program is no longer available. On…

I’ve been trying to get a table at Musaafer, an upscale Indian restaurant in New York City, but I’ve never found a dinner reservation slot that works for me — and some nights, it’s booked out completely. But through an event available to holders of the Citi Strata Elite℠ Card, I was able to taste some…

Funto Omojola writes for NerdWallet. Email: fomojola@nerdwallet.com. The article 5 Things to Know About the Langley FCU Signature Cash Back Visa Card originally appeared on NerdWallet.

Back-to-school shopping season always sneaks up on me. One minute, I’m planning trips to the pool on hot summer days, and the next I’m searching for a sturdy, yet stylish backpack. That large chunk of change can be hard to manage in an environment where prices are higher on many everyday items, including gas and…

Everyone packs too much. At the end of every trip, my husband and I go through everything we packed and keep score of which items were actually worth taking. We dock points for anything that never left the bag. It’s brutal, but it’s turned me into a ruthless packer. It’s also made me realize that…

If your employer handed you a cash bonus instead of your latest RSU grant, what would you do with it? Would you buy your company’s stock? When regular grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) are part of your compensation, this can be a helpful way to reframe the decision around whether to sell or hold…