About & sources
The Rate Brief is an automated brief on personal finance. A scheduled job reads the feeds listed below, merges any stories that several outlets are covering into a single entry, and writes a short summary in our own words. We never reproduce the publisher's article text — every entry links straight to the original reporting, and headlines remain the property of the publisher.
Editorial rules
- Short original summaries only (target 45 words), plus a one-line "why it matters".
- Automatic check that no twelve-word span is shared with the source text.
- New stories can be held for review before they appear.
- Corrections, removals and takedown requests: see the contact below — we act on them promptly.
Advertising
Sponsored placements are labelled "Sponsored" and are never styled to look like editorial. They are limited to one unit per five feed items, one per story and one sidebar unit, and no pop-ups or interstitials are used. Ads link to CrowdfundShowcase listings and are marked as such.
Feeds we read
| Source | Section | Last successful read |
|---|---|---|
| CNBC Personal Finance | Money | 2026-10-11 03:10:08 |
| Coverager | Insurance | 2026-10-11 03:10:05 |
| FTC Consumer Protection | Money | 2026-10-11 03:10:18 |
| Federal Reserve | Money | 2026-10-11 03:10:17 |
| Financial Samurai | Money | 2026-10-11 03:10:14 |
| Get Rich Slowly | Money | 2026-10-11 03:10:10 |
| My Money Wizard | Money | 2026-10-11 03:10:16 |
| NerdWallet | Loans | 2026-10-11 03:10:05 |
| Redfin Blog | Mortgages | 2026-10-11 03:10:02 |
| Tax Foundation | Tax | 2026-10-11 03:10:06 |
| Well Kept Wallet | Money | 2026-10-11 03:10:12 |
| Yahoo Finance | Investing | 2026-10-11 03:10:07 |
| Zillow Research | Mortgages | 2026-10-11 03:10:04 |
Feeds whose terms restrict commercial reuse are not read and are not listed here.
Contact
We do not publish an email address (it is a magnet for spam). Use the contact form for corrections, removals, takedown requests or anything else — it reaches us directly and we reply to the address you give.