Credit Card News

Growth of credit card-related debt ground to a virtual standstill in March, increasing only by $8 billion. This increase marks the slowest increase in credit card use in the past eight months, which...

The newly-created US consumer watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, issued a revision of a policy initially adopted in 2009 in order to extend credit access to many people who...

Suffering from a medical condition such as ADHD or mania associated with bipolar disorder is one of the biggest reasons for impulse shopping. Because of the nature of the disorders, many people will...

With newer technologies like near field communication (NFC) being implemented into the latest credit and debit cards, it was only a matter of time before thieves began taking advantage of the...

With it still being tough out there on the economic front, it would make sense that more and more people are looking inward to solve their own financial problems. One of the ways in which...

In the age where credit seems about as scarce for the average person as polar bears or dinosaur bones, more and more credit card companies are trying to appeal to those who do have good credit by...

Most of us use social networks to keep in touch with our friends and family, and many of us have noticed that there are an increasing number of advertisements being shown to us that match our...

Even though worries about this year's levels of consumer spending are being discussed, key analysts of credit card companies are expecting steady growth in the usage of credit cards over the next...

The Federal Reserve has released a recent report that, among other things, shows that mobile banking usage is becoming quite common. More Americans than ever used their mobile and smartphones to...

Many Americans, when in their youth, remember the time they obtained their first credit card. A novel concept, indeed: with the ability to spend money that you do not currently possess, it opened...

After five years of economic turmoil, it would appear that American credit card holders have learned their lessons, avoiding the over usage of their cards and paying down what existing debt they...

Nearly twenty states are now considering the implementation of bans on retailers charging extra fees for the use of debit and credit cards in their facilities. Originating in state houses all across...