Rachel DePompa

2 days ago | wagmtv.com | Rachel DePompa

(InvestigateTV) — Bankrate found 68% of Americans have experienced a financial scam in their lifetimes, with more than half saying it’s happened to them in the last year. The results of their first survey on financial scams surprised Sarah Foster, an analyst for Bankrate. “The economy is stressing many Americans out. The proliferation of new technologies is making the playground change dramatically from where people find financial scams,” Foster shared.

2 days ago | kktv.com | Rachel DePompa

(InvestigateTV) — Bankrate found 68% of Americans have experienced a financial scam in their lifetimes, with more than half saying it’s happened to them in the last year. The results of their first survey on financial scams surprised Sarah Foster, an analyst for Bankrate. “The economy is stressing many Americans out. The proliferation of new technologies is making the playground change dramatically from where people find financial scams,” Foster shared.

6 days ago | azfamily.com | Rachel DePompa

(InvestigateTV) — A recent Bankrate survey found that 80% of aspiring homeowners view down payments and closing costs as major barriers to buying a home. And one in five said they will never be able to save enough for a down payment. Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at Bankrate, said it’s a high hurdle right now to try to buy a house, especially for first-time buyers. “What have we experienced with the housing market in recent times?” Hamrick asked.

6 days ago | mysuncoast.com | Rachel DePompa

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1 week ago | actionnews5.com | Rachel DePompa |Daniela Molina

(InvestigateTV) — The best high-yield savings accounts now have rates around 4-percent. This rate is far higher than the national average. Kionnie Epps, a financial educator from the popular website and YouTube channel The Responsible Homegirl, says we don’t discuss high-yield savings accounts enough. She says these are not the standard savings accounts connected to your checking account. “A high-yield savings account helps you out more than you know,” Epps says.