Being approved for a $40,000 line of credit isn't always easy. And, right now, with the average credit card interest rate just under a recent record high, it isn't exactly cheap either. Before getting ...

Around $313,000. That's how much equity the average U.S. homeowner currently has at their disposal right now. With the first Federal Reserve rate cut of 2025 issued just this week, then, this unique ...

Less than 10%. That's what a $30,000 home equity loan would be equivalent to now, when borrowed from the average homeowner's equity level. With the median amount there around $313,000 currently, a ...

The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains ...

A cut in federal interest rates won’t necessarily mean better mortgage rates or lower prices for Utahns looking to buy a home, industry experts say. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate ...

The Federal Reserve has lowered the for the first time this year, dropping the benchmark indicator 25 basis points to a range of 4.00% to 4.25%. Following three reductions late in 2024, rates remained ...

This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 17 episode of “Deadline: White House.” On Wednesday, Donald Trump got what he wanted: The Federal Reserve announced it would cut interest rates a ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell called the Fed's decision a "risk management cut" in case the economy suddenly slows significantly. The stock market has been banking on interest rate cuts for months now, ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday signaled a cautious approach to future interest rate cuts, in sharp contrast with other Fed officials this week who have called for a ...