Most credit-card holders are inching closer to maxing out their credit lines, according to researchers at The Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers.

Robb Sommerfeld used a popular business credit card to help manage finances at National Center for Craftmanship (NCC), a nonprofit where he serves as an executive director — until the bank suddenly ...

Learn what happens if someone opens a credit card in your name and the steps to fix it fast and protect your credit.

Americans are still building up their credit-card balances, but they’re doing a better job paying those bills on time — and it could be sign that inflation’s bite is easing. While credit-card balances ...

Credit card debt isn’t going away any time soon. In fact, the latest household debt report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that credit card balances rose by $44 billion in the fourth ...

When it comes to economic indicators, the big national metrics don’t always reflect what is happening in ordinary households. But families certainly understand what it means for them if they are ...

After Hurricane Helene devastated much of the southeastern U.S., survivors of the wreckage wrought by the storm are grappling with another issue: How to pay for goods and services. Across much of the ...

From sophisticated skimming operations to "accidental" overcharges, your plastic can be compromised in ways you might not expect. Here’s how to protect yourself.