Personal Finance

PerkStreet Announces the First Monthly Personal Finance Pulse

Experts Reveal the Truth about the Debit vs. Credit Debate

BOSTON, Feb.

Suze Orman Launches The Approved Card™; See What People are Saying

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Suze Orman, American personal finance icon, best-selling author and Emmy-award-winning television host, launched The Approved Prepaid MasterCard®.

Bankrate: New Year, New Records for Mortgage Rates

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rates drifted slightly lower this week, but it was enough to establish a new record low of 4.18 percent on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage, according

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Inch Upward

NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticked higher for the second straight week, registering at 4.21 percent, the third-lowest level on record, according to

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Remain in Record Territory

NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticked higher from last week's record low to 4.2 percent, but is at the second-lowest level on record, according to

Bankrate: Americans' Financial Security Rebounds to Highest Level Since June

NEW YORK, Dec.19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans' feelings of financial security are at their highest level in six months, according to Bankrate.com's (NYSE: RATE) December Financial Security Index,

It Now Takes More Time to Close a Loan; LendingTree Highlights Five Documents That Can Expedite the Process

The loan process goes more smoothly for borrowers who provide recent W-2 Forms or Federal Tax Returns; a most recent year-to-date pay stub; updated statements for loans or outstanding debt; recent

Credit Sesame Launches iPhone Personal Finance App

Personal finance app gives consumers their free (no credit card needed) credit score, analysis and savings advice to stay on top of their credit and loans on the goSUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2011