Coronavirus and Your Money

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• Mortgage rates set new record lows as COVID cases rise

  Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages plumbed new depths.

  1 min read Oct 28, 2020

  

• 13 steps to take if you’ve lost your job due to the coronavirus crisis

  Out of work due to coronavirus? Here’s what you can do to help lessen the financial blow.

  11 min read Oct 28, 2020

  

• Why homeownership costs for Blacks are disproportionately high — and what can be done about it

  The “Black tax” includes higher interest rates, steeper mortgage insurance costs.

  4 min read Oct 27, 2020

  

• If you’re not paying student loans now, what other money moves should you be making?

  Try tackling other financial priorities during COVID-19 student loan forbearance.

  4 min read Oct 26, 2020

  

• Boomers, here’s your 5-point plan to fight back against low savings interest rates

  In the battle against zero-to-nothing interest rates, you can still find a viable path to prosperity.

  6 min read Oct 26, 2020

  

• Paying off the mortgage won’t maximize your investment returns — but it sure feels good

  Logic says to max out your mortgage and invest the proceeds. Emotion says pay it off and breathe easy.

  1 min read Oct 23, 2020

  

• As mortgage market calms, lenders resume cash-out refis

  Lenders reduced cash-out refinances in the spring as the pandemic deepened.

  2 min read Oct 23, 2020

  

• Skinny bill or a second $1,200 stimulus check? Here’s the latest on who could be eligible

  Americans may soon find out which path the next round of relief could take.

  7 min read Oct 21, 2020

  

• Why the mortgage refinance window could close in the coming months

  Mortgage rates could rise from record lows, choking off the refi market.

  3 min read Oct 22, 2020

  

• Mortgage rates tick up ever so slightly from record low

  Mortgage rates are near record lows — but they might not stay there.

  1 min read Oct 21, 2020