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• Biggest winners and losers from the Fed’s interest rate decision

  As the Fed holds on rates, here are the biggest winners and losers from its latest decision.

  5 min read Apr 28, 2021

  

• Postal banking could help the USPS and underserved communities

  Here’s why some have been calling for the return of postal banking.

  3 min read Apr 28, 2021

  

• 5 ways the Fed’s interest rate decisions impact you

  The Fed’s actions have a great deal of influence on your money.

  5 min read Apr 28, 2021

  

• 3 strategies for savers in a low interest rate environment

  Here’s how to respond to lower rates if you’re in the market for a CD or savings account.

  2 min read Apr 27, 2021

  

• Still missing your coronavirus stimulus check? Here’s what you should do

  Those taxpayers could potentially see thousands of extra dollars when they file for the Recovery Rebate Credit.

  7 min read Apr 26, 2021

  

• Money market accounts: Are they safe?

  Short answer? Yes. Here’s what you need to know.

  3 min read Apr 26, 2021

  

• Preview of the April Fed meeting: 3 things to watch in Fed’s long-haul pandemic battle

  The Fed’s main strategy will be staying the course with its most intense economic rescue yet.

  7 min read Apr 26, 2021

  

• Passbook and statement savings rates

  A comparison of interest rates in passbook savings accounts and statement savings accounts across the country.

  4 min read Apr 22, 2021

  

• Bank of America savings bonus

  B of A is currently offering a bonus on its checking accounts (and not on its savings accounts).

  2 min read Apr 22, 2021

  

• How to take an Earth Day approach with your finances

  Money talks, and that’s never been truer than with environmental causes.

  8 min read Apr 22, 2021