Articles by Dan Shepard
56% of Americans Are Fearful of Their Future Financial Situations, With 35% Losing Sleep Over Money
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With soaring prices and economic uncertainty, Americans find themselves grappling with concerns about their future financial well-being. And with consumers increasingly taking on personal loan... read more
Western Residents Most Interested in Buying RVs, While Southerners Look to Purchase Boats
July 10, 2023
At long last, summer is here — warm weather included. To get in the spirit, LendingTree explored consumer interest in financing recreational vehicles (RVs) and... read more
Recent Homebuyers Endured Tough Competition, High Home Prices and Rising Mortgage Rates, Leading 65% to Lose Sleep During the Homebuying Process
June 27, 2023
It’s not news that the past two years have been tough on homebuyers. But fierce competition, skyrocketing prices and roller-coaster mortgage interest rates have had... read more
Half of Americans Say Inflation Is Forcing Them To Cut Back on Fourth of July Spending, but Those Celebrating Plan To Spend an Average of $270
June 26, 2023
The Fourth of July is approaching, and backyard grills aren’t the only things heating up this summer — consumer spending is red-hot, too. Although 50%... read more
Baby Boomers and Gen Xers Wound Down Their Nonmortgage Debt Over the Past 2 Years, While Gen Zers and Millennials Increased Their Burdens
June 26, 2023
Debt knows no generational bounds, yet the strain of financial obligations resonates differently among each age group. When it comes to debt burdens, though, Gen... read more