Despite the country's current low unemployment rate, the annual study found that 59% of Americans in 2025 don't have enough savings to cover an unexpected $1,000 emergency expense. "We are ...

Only around 2 in 5 (41 percent) Americans would use their savings to pay for a major unexpected expense, such as $1,000 for an emergency room visit or car repair, according to a new Bankrate poll.

Emergency savings. More specifically, access to emergency savings through retirement accounts. Commonwealth's research as part of BlackRock's Emergency Savings Initiative has shown that one of the ...

They are also halting accumulation of crucial emergency savings, a new survey by Bankrate found. According to the survey of 2,500 Americans conducted last month, many households have even less in ...