Coronavirus and Your Money

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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about using retirement funds to pay off debt, refinancing while unemployed and more

  See whether it’s smart to tap retirement savings to pay down debt.

  5 min read May 15, 2020
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  List of banks offering help to customers impacted by the coronavirus

  Find out who’s waiving fees and helping families facing a financial hardship from the COVID-19 outbreak.

  13 min read May 14, 2020
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  Survey: Nearly one-third of Americans dealing with lower income due to coronavirus outbreak

  Half of those same households report having taken on more debt.

  7 min read May 13, 2020
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  College students: Don’t pause building credit during COVID-19

  Building credit now is an important step toward future financial health.

  5 min read May 12, 2020
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  The unemployment rate, explained – and why the coronavirus crisis has caused it to skyrocket

  Joblessness has surged to catastrophic levels not seen for nearly a century.

  8 min read May 08, 2020
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  Here’s what the Fed has to see before lifting interest rates from rock bottom

  One of the Fed’s greatest fears is a slow and grueling economic recovery.

  8 min read May 08, 2020
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  Survey: Over half of mortgage, auto borrowers fret about their ability to pay

  If you’re worried about paying your bills, the say-nothing approach won’t work.

  4 min read May 06, 2020
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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about free refinancing, keeping retirement savings safe and more

  Bankrate’s experts answer reader questions each week.

  4 min read May 01, 2020
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  Fed expects to hold rates near zero until economy has weathered ‘severe’ virus effects

  The coronavirus pandemic has brought the U.S. economy to its knees.

  5 min read Apr 29, 2020
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  Survey: 57% of Americans want more coronavirus financial relief from government

  Stimulus checks have arrived, but more support is needed from political leaders, consumers say.

  6 min read Apr 27, 2020