When it can be found, a CD rate close to 2 percent is worth grabbing these days. Mountain America Credit Union did recently drop its CD rate just below 2 percent, but the current offering of 1.98 percent for a … Continue Reading

The movement in mortgage rate averages for Friday, May 17, didn’t go very far compared to Tuesday’s measurements earlier in the week. Despite the fact that the latest jobs report shows sustained improvement and that housing starts are lower, the … Continue Reading

Discover Bank has been around for a while, being an offshoot of Discover Credit Card and Lending. The bank itself is predominantly an online Internet operation, but it does have a street address for taking paper deposits where needed. Currently, … Continue Reading

Rates for home-borrowing going into the week of May 15 have been riding the momentum from the previous Friday, moving slowly higher than previous weeks. Much is being made of retail sales reports, signaling that Americans have more discretionary funds … Continue Reading

Cabrillo Credit Union represents a small financial institution serving the San Diego County area as well as the Imperial County region, both in Southern California. Like most credit unions, Cabrillo Credit Union offers competitive rates for all of its financial … Continue Reading

Going into the middle of May 2013, certificate of deposit rates have not changed much with the average 1-year rate at 0.25 percent and the average 5-year CD paying out 0.80 percent, according to Bankrate.com. Clearly, what most banks are … Continue Reading

Since Tuesday, May 7, mortgage rates have been listing in a sea without wind, realizing a lack of movement in any direction. The last big movement influence still continues to be the prior week’s job report, which helped the rate … Continue Reading