Auto Loans
1 in 3 New Car Loans Now Last Longer Than 6 Years. Here’s the Trap Hiding Inside That Low Monthly Payment.
Car loans are getting longer, and not by a little. A record 31.1% of new auto loans now stretch past 72 months (six years),…
Articles by Daniel Whitmore
Fed & Market News
Household Debt Just Hit $18.8 Trillion. Weirdly, Credit Card Balances Went Down.
Two numbers came out of the same report this quarter that seem to contradict each other. Total household debt in the US climbed to…
Home Loans & Mortgages
You Might Be Paying Almost a Full Point More on Your Mortgage, Just Because of Which Loan Type You Picked
Most mortgage rate headlines report a single number, “the 30-year fixed is at 6.5%,” as if there’s one rate everyone qualifies for. There isn’t.…
Personal Loans & Credit
Your Credit Score Is Quietly Setting Every Rate You’ll Ever Be Offered. Here’s How It Actually Works.
There’s a pattern that shows up in every corner of consumer lending right now: a mortgage borrower with top-tier credit pays a meaningfully lower…
Home Loans & Mortgages
Rates Are Near a 10-Month High. Somehow, Housing Is Getting More Affordable Anyway.
Here’s a combination that shouldn’t really make sense on paper: mortgage rates just touched their highest point in about ten months, and at the…
Fed & Market News
Nobody’s Getting a Rate Cut This Month. Here’s What the Fed Is Actually Signaling.
If you’ve been holding off on a big purchase because you figured the Fed would cut rates soon and everything would get cheaper to…
Credit Cards
The Same Car Loan Can Cost You 4.66% or 16%. It Depends Entirely on One Thing.
Ask two people what interest rate they’re paying on their car loan this month and you might get two answers that seem like they…
Credit Cards
Your Credit Card APR Is Probably Above 20%. Here’s Why It’s Not Coming Down Soon.
Carrying a balance on a credit card right now is expensive in a way it hasn’t been for most of the last two decades.…
Home Loans & Mortgages
Your Credit Card Is Charging You 22%. A Personal Loan Might Only Cost You 12%.
If you’re carrying a balance on a credit card right now, there’s a decent chance you’re paying more than you need to just because…
Home Loans & Mortgages
Mortgage Rates Hit a 10-Month High. Weirdly, It Happened Right After Good Inflation News.
If you’ve been waiting on the sidelines for mortgage rates to ease up before making an offer, this week didn’t do you any favors.…