Coronavirus and Your Money

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  Ask Bankrate: Questions about stimulus checks, mortgage refinancing and Social Security

  Find out what you can do if your stimulus check was deposited into the wrong account.

  7 min read May 22, 2020
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  Survey: Majority of Americans believe it’s too soon to reopen local businesses after coronavirus

  Americans remain cautious about making in-person trips to businesses.

  8 min read May 18, 2020
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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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  Home sellers drop prices as coronavirus chokes economy

  About a quarter of sellers in the nation’s 30 largest metro areas have discounted list prices.

  3 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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  Coronavirus hits new home sales, but discounts are small for now

  Buyers might be able to negotiate free closing costs or other breaks with builders.

  3 min read May 13, 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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  5 mistakes REIT investors should avoid during the coronavirus crisis

  REIT investors should tread carefully in this economic downturn.

  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.

  9 min read May 08, 2020