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Read More »Why Financial Experts Suggest Paying Down Debt Before A Recession
Select’s editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles we think our readers will find useful. We earn a commission from affiliate partners on many offers, but not all offers on Select are from affiliate partners. While the possibility of a recession has left many Americans feeling …
Read More »7 Best Banks in Alabama
Allard1 / Getty Images/iStockphoto Are you in search of a new bank and wondering, how many banks are there in Alabama? There are currently over 100, making it difficult to choose one. Fortunately, GOBankingRates did all the footwork to bring you the seven best banks in Alabama. Best Banks Near …
Read More »As fixed mortgages end and rates rise, many risk losing their homes
Sarah Ibrahim is worried about what will happen when her fixed rate ends in January. Ms Ibrahim and her partner took on a home loan of more than $1.5 million in Sydney, with a deposit of 10 per cent. They are among almost 40 per cent of Australians with mortgages …
Read More »CFPB may limit credit card late fees as inflation threatens to raise them
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on April 26, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau signaled a crackdown on late fees charged by credit card companies on …
Read More »Report your income to lenders, it could increase your credit score
This story is part of CNBC Make It’s One-Minute Money Hacks series, which provides easy, straightforward tips and tricks to help you understand your finances and take control of your money. If you’ve recently earned a raise, consider reporting that information to your banks and credit card lenders – it …
Read More »Why the $2 trillion crypto market crash won’t kill the economy
Francesco Carta Fotografo | Moment | Getty Images Carnage in the crypto market won’t let up, as token prices plummet, companies lay off employees in waves, and some of the most popular names in the industry go belly up. The chaos has spooked investors, erasing more than $2 trillion in …
Read More »Babel Finance suspends withdrawals as crypto markets slump
A Bitcoin logo inside a BitBase cryptocurrency exchange in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, May 16, 2022. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong-based Babel Finance temporarily suspended the withdrawals and redemption of crypto assets on Friday, as the crypto lender scrambles to pay its clients after the recent …
Read More »Apple Looks to Cars and Banking for Its Next Big Thing
Text size At its recent developer event, Apple showed plans to dramatically expand its CarPlay platform to include every screen in the driver cockpit. Courtesy of Apple Apple needs to think big these days. Really big. Aside from retailers Walmart and Amazon.com , Apple (ticker: AAPL) generates more revenue than …
Read More »The next frontier for buy now, pay later is plastic
In the face of rising inflation, higher interest rates and slowing economic growth, there’s more competition than ever for consumers’ dollars — and even how their purchases are made. During the pandemic, most shoppers showed a preference for buy now, pay later when it came to payment and still do: Installment buying has exploded …
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