The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis ...

Rate hires veteran executive Adam Boyd as president of consumer lending to drive the lender’s expansion beyond mortgage into ...

Chicago-based mortgage company Guaranteed Rate is changing its name to Rate, according to company communications reviewed by the Tribune. Victor Ciardelli, the president, CEO and founder of Guaranteed ...

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Adam Boyd, a veteran financial services executive with more than 25 years of experience, will head the growth of Rate's ...

After two years of optimization efforts, Rate CEO Victor Ciardelli talks about the public launch of the Rate Intelligence AI-powered lending platform. In its announcement, the company explained that ...

The Federal Reserve held rates steady at its January 2026 meeting, pausing after three consecutive cuts in late 2025. This creates a challenging position for policymakers who usually cut rates when ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in its first cut of the year, marking a move that could ease monthly payments on mortgages, credit cards and other ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

It came as no surprise to anyone that the Federal Reserve cut the benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points, or a quarter of a percentage point, on Dec. 18, bringing the target range down to ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, extending a recent trend that's helped give lagging U.S. home sales a boost. The average long-term ...

An unemployment report released on Friday showed a loss of 92,000 jobs in February, and that, in turn, caused an increase in the unemployment rate to 4.4%. After a report last month had shown a ...