Topic: Bankrate Inc.

Pa. and N.J. are in the top 10 of closing costs

It's something few buyers appear to include when calculating the price of homeownership, but closing costs sometimes can be the tipping point in a...
New York State has the highest average closing costs in the nation this year, said an annual study by Bankrate. com, which tracks lending rates.....
While the refi side is booming, banks are writing fewer mortgages on home sales.. . Some of this may simply be a reflection of the dramatic fall...

Money fund assets fell to $2.827T in latest week

Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $6.22 billion to $2.827 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.. ...

401(k) loan? It may make sense

Dear Dr. Don, With the terrible rate of return I am currently experiencing with my 401(k), I am wondering if I should be taking loans from the...
When is the timing right to lock in your mortgage rate?. . With a rate lock, lenders are obligated (with a few exceptions) to offer a home loan at...

Net worth of all U.S. presidents

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the 10 richest U.S. presidents.That list was interesting, primarily for who wasn't as comparatively wealthy...

Let 'Em Fight Over You

One of the greatest things about the Internet is the power it gives consumers to get pricing information on anything from mortgages to insurance to...
Can you believe what mortgage rates are these days? As of this post Bankrate shows a 30-year fixed at around 4.6% and a 15-year down to almost 4%...

America's 10 richest presidents

Politicians always say they understand the worries and frustrations of rank-and-file working folk, but as Forbes notes, poor men don't become...