Closing the books on an accounting period is a lengthy and complex process. No matter how complex, it needs to start somewhere. For every company, big or small, it starts with a trial balance. This is ...

Evan Tarver has 6+ years of experience in financial analysis and 5+ years as an author, editor, and copywriter. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert.

Home loans and refinancing both decreased for another week as mortgage rates inched up and the government shutdown is in its ...

Mortgage applications fell 4.7% last week, with refinance activity dropping 8% despite stable mortgage rates. The ARM share ...

For the second time in the last 22 years, mortgage rates have hit 7.16 percent. Last week, that was the average 30-year fixed rate for a mortgage, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers ...

Despite rebounding last week, refinance applications decreased 21% and the refinance share of activity shrank to 55.0% of ...

Weighed down by tariffs, sluggish demand in its Beauty and Wellness category, higher transportation costs, and increased ...