The Federal Reserve's rate increase pushes savings yields higher and borrowing costs up. Here's how the decision affects savers and people in debt.

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Banks offering high-yield savings accounts have rates ranging from 3% to 4% APY. But this is just for high-yield accounts. Traditional savings accounts offer APYs that are more in line with the national savings average of 0.38%.