Learn about teaser rates on credit cards and loans, how they work, and why lenders use them to attract new customers with introductory financial offers.

A key aspect of the suddenly trendy "affordability" problem is that young adults are said to be priced out of the housing market. The statistics appear to be compelling. Per the National Association ...

Your heart rate can tell you a lot about your fitness and cardiovascular health. Your heart beats consistently, day in and day out, but you may not generally pay close attention to it. You might take ...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shuichi Shigeno's massively popular street racing manga, Initial D. The series centers on the life of Takumi Fujiwara, a high school student who digs ...

The love-it-or-loathe-it adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) is seeing an uptick in activity as the Mortgage Bankers Association reveals 10% of purchase-mortgage applications for the week ending October 3, ...

The average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate was technically 0.01% higher than yesterday, but that's the smallest possible detected move. It's just as fair to say rates held steady today. While it's ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Last week, the New York Times reported a rare bright spot in public health: The ...

The Federal Reserve’s recent quarter-point rate cut, the first since last December, comes at a time when the central bank’s independence, something I feel strongly about, faces growing scrutiny and ...

Over the past few decades, birth rates have plummeted in the West. A recent Financial Times article reported that the decline in fertility has been much steeper among progressives than conservatives.

The government spends about $1 trillion annually on interest on its debt, so a lower interest rate should reduce those costs… right? Tax-policy reporter Richard Rubin discusses why the answer is more ...

August saw a 1.4% drop in active listings, while new listings dropped 1.1%, according to new data from Redfin. Even with mortgage rates coming down, creating a flurry of refinancing activity, home ...