Interest rates have slowly started picking up and this will have a huge impact on your personal finances. It will increase the costs of your debt while giving you better returns on your savings.

During the economic recession, the Fed pumped in money into the economy. It kept the banks that were struggling because of high risk mortgage loans afloat by giving huge loans. It also made purchases of mortgage backed securities and kept the money supply in the economy at a high level. The economy seems to be on the road towards recovery and most of the banks were saved. [Read more…]