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The first step, consumer finance experts say, is to ask your card issuer to reduce the rate. And with average balances now $6,500, consider using your tax refund to put a dent in the debt.

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve entered a new holding pattern on interest rates Wednesday and signaled little urgency to resume cuts after contentious reductions at officials’ three previous meetings.

• The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday as expected, but two governors dissented, preferring a quarter-point cut. • It’s the first time since July that the central bank has chosen ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal that “representatives” buy up $200 billion in mortgage bonds pushed mortgage rates down to the lowest level in nearly two years on Friday. The 30-year fixed-rate ...