Don't open a CD account this March without first thinking through the answers to these three important questions.

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

Mortgage borrowers ask lenders a lot of questions, and the first usually is: What's your rate? Whether they plan to purchase a home or refinance an existing mortgage, borrowers' chief concern is how ...

Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.25% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 5.99% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

Interest rates are being cut again and mortgage interest rates are hovering near their lowest level in three years. So it would be understandable if homebuyers are ready to get off the sidelines and ...

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.