Discover how basis points simplify financial changes and eliminate ambiguity in percentage rates. Learn their impact on interest rates, bond yields, and more.

While it may still feel like mortgage interest rates in the 4% to 5% range are still a ways off, the reality is that rates are slowly but noticeably declining again. Case in point: Mortgage rates have ...

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Today, President Trump called Fed Chairman Jerome Powell “Too Late” in a social post and said that he can save the country billions of dollars by shaving 2.5% off the Fed Funds rate. This is part of ...

The interest rate environment is changing once again. After the Federal Reserve kept its federal funds rate on pause for all of 2025, the central bank is poised to issue its first rate cut of the year ...

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This week, the Fed cut interest rates by 0.25% -- dropping the benchmark rate to its lowest level in three years. If you're holding cash in a high-yield savings account (HYSA) or considering CDs, the ...