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Pocketwise — Your money, explained kindly
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady, Signals Patience as Inflation Cools Slowly
Mortgage Rates Dip to Their Lowest Level in 14 Months, Giving Buyers a Small Opening
percent unemployment
Unchanged last month, with 168,000 jobs added.
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Gas Prices Fall to $3.08 a Gallon Ahead of the Holiday Weekend, the Lowest in Three Years
dollars a gallon
The lowest gas price ahead of a holiday weekend in years.
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Savings accounts, compared
| Account | Big-bank savingsBranch on every corner0.01%APY |
Our pickOnline high-yieldNo fees, no minimum4.10%APY |
Credit unionMember-owned2.50%APY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | Up to $5 | None | None |
| Minimum balance | $300 | $0 | $5 |
| FDIC/NCUA insured | |||
| Mobile check deposit | |||
| ATM access | Partial | ||
| Interest on $10,000 a year | $1 | $410 | $250 |
| No features match your search. | |||
- Monthly feeUp to $5
- Minimum balance$300
- FDIC/NCUA insured
- Mobile check deposit
- ATM access
- Interest on $10,000 a year$1
- Monthly feeNone
- Minimum balance$0
- FDIC/NCUA insured
- Mobile check deposit
- ATM accessPartial
- Interest on $10,000 a year$410
- Monthly feeNone
- Minimum balance$5
- FDIC/NCUA insured
- Mobile check deposit
- ATM access
- Interest on $10,000 a year$250
Compiled by our reviews desk from published rates and our own tests.
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