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Average credit card interest rates: Week of October 13, 2021
Poll: Most retail store card applications happen at checkout
Card balances continued upward march in August, Fed reports
Average credit scores in the U.S. in 2021
Credit card rewards and cardholder satisfaction statistics
Student credit, debit and mobile payment statistics
The average credit card balance is $5,525. Here’s what you need to know
State-by-state bankruptcy statistics
COVID-19 kept credit card applications depressed for a year
What is a CVV code and how do you find yours?
Student card survey shows student credit cards on the rise
The history of credit cards
Adding rent payments to your credit report could help lift your credit score
Credit card fee, rate statistics
Online and mobile payment statistics
Credit card delinquency statistics
Poll: COVID-19 has not made America better tippers
Credit card race, age, gender and income statistics
Debit card statistics
Credit card market share statistics
Going to jail? 10 tips for reducing the financial damage
Credit card fraud and ID theft statistics
Payment method statistics
Tying the knot? These are the best credit cards for planning a wedding
Credit card ownership statistics
Poll: Many parents have helped adult children financially since 2020
More card-shopping consumers chasing cash back
Card issuers slashed billions in credit limits amid COVID
2021 Gas Card Survey: As fuel prices rise, gas card discounts lose their value
Credit cards keeping COVID-hit consumers afloat
Half of Americans spooked by cash due to COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic spurs outbreak of credit report errors
Poll: Most Americans learn about finances from friends and families
Consumers still using stimulus checks to pay off credit card debt
Consumer rights for credit and debit cards
How do credit cards work?
2021 Balance Transfer Survey: Balance transfer offers waning
In robots we trust: Study shows most people want AI handling their money
Poll: 73% expecting tax refunds say it’s important for their finances
Card balances dropped in 2020 for the first time in nine years
What is a pay card?
Retail and food service sales jumped in January
TransUnion data shows credit activity still on the rise since pandemic lows
State statutes of limitation for credit card debt
Fewer Americans fell behind on debt payments in the pandemic
51% of millennials have duped their partners in money matters
Credit card statements: How to read and understand them
Poll: 51% of U.S. adults accrued more debt during the COVID-19 outbreak
6 in 10 Americans will use second stimulus check to pay bills
Many consumers are still getting help with debt
Despite a difficult year, millennials and Gen Z feel in control of their credit
1 in 10 Americans behind on monthly bills due to COVID
A caregiver’s guide: Financial protection for those with Alzheimer’s
Many consumers improved their money skills in 2020
Millennials defer debt payoff, tap savings in pandemic
More college students using credit cards responsibly, despite COVID
Data breach downturn is a silver lining in 2020
More cardholders are paying their balances in full: ABA
TransUnion says credit card originations will rebound in 2021
Americans’ debt burden a little lighter this year, survey shows
Credit cards are consumers’ biggest source of debt anxiety, study shows
Americans would save more of a second stimulus check, study shows
2020 Credit Card Fee Survey: What happened to 0% balance transfer offers?
College card accounts down 70% since CARD Act took effect
Poll: Many millennials and parents willing to take on debt for the holidays
Pandemic pins parents under financial strain: Survey
Millennials take financial hits in the pandemic: Survey
Retail store card APRs hold steady despite Fed rate cuts
Poll: Most Americans will do holiday shopping from home
Fewer cardholders reported financial hardship in July after spring surge
Americans fear credit score damage, fraud the most when paying bills
Poll: If pandemic continues, 62% of credit card debtors may miss payments
33% of cardholders jeopardized their credit score during COVID-19: Poll
Credit card spending rebounds from pandemic plunge
1 in 4 Americans using stimulus money to pay down debt: Survey
Poll: Many U.S. adults plan to spend less after the pandemic than before
How do credit card companies make money?
47% of U.S. adults are losing sleep over money issues: Poll
Money stress and mental health: 5 ways to cope
4 in 10 Americans feel unprepared for a recession: poll
Poll: 35% forced to work at home want to keep doing it full-time
Poll: 31% added a streaming service during the height of the pandemic
Half of Americans say their finances are getting worse amid COVID-19
Taxpayers shift refund plans in the pandemic: poll
Credit card use for groceries has climbed 70% in four months: poll
COVID-shaken consumers dial up debt as they stockpile supplies: poll
More consumers concerned about missing debt payments: Fed
Credit card late fees: How much issuers charge if you slip up
Poll: 23% of consumers added to their card debt during the pandemic
Consumer debt reached all-time high prior to coronavirus crisis: study
Most Americans worried about paying bills during coronavirus crisis: survey
Cash advances are a pricey way to get cash fast: survey
Credit card identity theft has tripled since 2015, FTC study shows
4 in 10 young adult workers have tapped into their retirement funds: survey
Coronavirus fears boosting contactless payments, study shows
U.S. consumers ‘feel the spend’ more on mobile than with credit cards, study shows
Poll: Long-term credit card debt looms large in the face of coronavirus outbreak
Consumer spending statistics
How to clean your credit card
42% of U.S. adults have shared subscription services