Rate Monitors

Rate Monitors, (e.g., auto loans, mortgages, CDs)

Bankrate.com: Provides information on rate for auto loans, checking/ATM fees, credit cards, equity loans, mortgages, savings, and other services. Considerable consumer interest information is shown.http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp

BanxQuote: Provides extensive rate information covering mortgages, (e.g., by amount, location, and term), auto loans, insurance, home equity, credit cards, and other loan types. Money market and other investment rates are covered including annuities and life insurance. The site also has a nice reference library covering personal finance topics.http://www.banx.com/

BestRate: Provides daily quotes for mortgages and home equity loans in all 50 states. There is reference material, calculators, and daily market information. http://www.bestrate.com

CardWeb: Provides information on credit card prices, best offers, card searches by rate, limit, and grace period, and virtually anything else you want to learn about credit cards. http://www.cardweb.com

Money-rates.com: Provides current rate information on consumer rates such as CDs, auto loans, mortgages, home equity, and credit cards and money and capital market rates such as T-bills and 30-year fixed-rate mortgages. The site has economic news and national averages.http://www.money-rates.com/

National Financial Services Network: Provides rate comparisons for personal and business finance. Included are mortgages, boat/RV/airplane, credit cards, consumer loans and business loans by state. http://www.nfsn.com

Smartmoney.com: A good place to review current and past yield curves is at: http://www.smartmoney.com/onebond/index.cfm?story=yieldcurve

Yahoo Mortgage Rates: Provides information on mortgage rates in metropolitan areas around the U.S. and national averages. 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate, and 1-year adjustable rate mortgages are covered. Information on mortgage points and actual percentage rates are shown. http://biz.yahoo.com/b/R/m.html