Down payments have surged since before the pandemic. How much are first-time and repeat buyers really putting down today, and how does your number compare?

BNPL plans look simple, but hidden costs and credit risks can quietly turn small purchases into bigger problems.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. If you plan on buying a house, you often need to make a 20% down payment.

Mobile wallets are gaining in popularity, with more than half of Americans using mobile payment apps to make purchases. Tap to Pay technology has increased the safety and security associated with ...

There are several strategies for making principal-only mortgage payments, such as lump sum payments or increasing payments, which can decrease the overall interest paid over time since mortgage ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

Making principal-only payments on student loans (either monthly or just occasionally) can help speed up the payback time and lower your overall borrowing costs. But just making extra payments on your ...

Once you log into your LORA Self-Service account, click the "Student Finance" button to get to your student account homepage. On the bottom right side click the link titled "Make a Payment". This will ...

One of the best ways to pay off credit card debt (and other debts) faster is to pay more than you have to each month — even ...

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. Starting Oct. 1, millions of ...