
Dori Zinn
Personal Finance Journalist and Writer at Freelance
Award-winning journalist with words in @WSJ @Forbes @nytimes & more. LaSpada's lover. Prez @blossomersmedia. Threads: @dorizinn. Bluesky: @dorizinn.bsky.social
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1 week ago |
kiplinger.com | Dori Zinn
When the Federal Reserve Board met in May, interest rates didn’t budge from its benchmark range of 4.25% to 4.5%. An unchanged rate might not mean much, but it influences all lending products, including mortgage rates. The Federal Reserve, or Fed, is the central bank of the United States. It regulates the country’s financial system. The Fed's decisions could signal either economic growth or a potential downturn.
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1 week ago |
inkl.com | Dori Zinn
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Jan. 29, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The Fed announced June 15 that it would raise its benchmark interest rate by 75 bps. When the Federal Reserve Board met in May, interest rates didn’t budge from its benchmark range of 4.25% to 4.5%. An unchanged rate might not mean much, but it influences all lending products, including mortgage rates.
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2 weeks ago |
kiplinger.com | Dori Zinn
Zillow is synonymous with home shopping. For many homebuyers, sellers, agents, and mortgage professionals, the online real estate marketplace is one of the first places to look if you’re exploring home listings. Even as Zillow reigns supreme in the real estate world, the company is making changes that could impact home sellers who want their listing featured on the site.
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2 weeks ago |
inkl.com | Dori Zinn
Zillow logo on a laptop. Zillow is synonymous with home shopping. For many homebuyers, sellers, agents, and mortgage professionals, the online real estate marketplace is one of the first places to look if you’re exploring home listings. Even as Zillow reigns supreme in the real estate world, the company is making changes that could impact home sellers who want their listing featured on the site.
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1 month ago |
financebuzz.com | Dori Zinn |Alicia Hahn
Whether you've seen them on your own credit report or consented to them in a loan application, hard credit inquiries are part of the package when you apply for financial products. When you open a new account, a hard credit pull occurs to check your creditworthiness. But what is a hard credit pull, and when does one occur? Here's how hard credit pulls influence your credit. What is a hard pull on credit?
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RT @dorizinn: Gen Z heads to trade school as college costs rise. Students are turning to vocational programs that can offer less debt and m…

Gen Z heads to trade school as college costs rise. Students are turning to vocational programs that can offer less debt and more job security. My latest for @Salon >> https://t.co/dOjC6z17ln

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