Greg McBride Rate Quotations

The prime rate moves in concert with the Fed's interest rate moves. The average rate for a home equity line of credit has increased from 4.7 percent in June 2004 to 5.9 percent as of last week.

The prime rate moves in concert with the Fed's interest rate moves, ... The average rate for a home equity line of credit has increased from 4.7 percent in June 2004 to 5.9 percent as of last week.

The prospect of future rate hikes will push yields on CDs even higher, making them even more attractive.

When you are looking to trim your debt portfolio in a falling rate environment, you keep your maturities shorter.

That's quite the opposite of what it was six or 12 months ago when we were in a rising interest rate environment, ... At that time everyone was going with the shorter term so they could reinvest at a higher yield going forward.