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Stories & Articles
- Fed: Card balances continued to swell in February, pre-coronavirus
- Average credit card interest rates: Week of April 1, 2020
- 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
- Identity theft, bank card fraud rank atop consumers’ security fears
- Credit card mismanagement is a top financial faux pas, survey shows
- Tax refund poll: 31% of people expecting a refund plan on saving it
- 6 exceptions to paying tax on forgiven debt
- Millennials hold more retail credit cards than other generations, study shows
- TransUnion data show credit availability is higher than ever
- The generation most likely to get scammed isn’t seniors, study shows
- As data breaches increase, here’s how to cut your identity fraud risk
- Gen Z most frequent users of contactless cards, study shows
- How do credit cards work?
- Financial infidelity poll: Extracurricular activity is on the rise
- Credit card delinquency statistics
- Missed card payments ticked up in 2019, but remain well below recession levels
- 2020 Balance Transfer Survey: High fees, pricey APRs lurk behind promotions
- Millennials aren’t as debt-saddled as you may think, survey shows
- Credit card use and availability statistics
- Credit card debt is Americans’ biggest financial regret, study shows
- Credit card ownership statistics
- Poll: Only 7% of U.S. debtors expect to die in debt
- Debt impact on mental health: How to rebuild your finances
- 8 things to know about community property law and credit card debt
- Americans resolve to boost their credit scores in 2020, study shows
- Managing the costs of women’s preventive health care
- Americans’ credit scores are at an eight-year high, Experian’s latest study shows
- Boomers have bigger financial fish to fry than their debt, study shows
- Credit card race, age, gender statistics
- Credit card fee, rate statistics
- For millennials and Gen X, credit card debt anxiety rivals student loan stress
- New Mexico carries heaviest credit card debt burden, study shows
- Are American credit cards the most vulnerable to fraud?
- Baby boomers big on credit cards for holiday shopping, study shows
- Credit card purchase volumes surged in second quarter: ABA
- Millennials worry more than older generations about their credit
- 2019 Credit Card Fee Survey: Premium rewards, card missteps get costlier
- Best and worst states for managing money: South Dakota is No. 1
- Millennials value credit scores over social media followers, study shows
- Credit card rewards and cardholder satisfaction statistics
- Poll: 61 percent with credit card debt are willing to get in deeper for the holidays
- Student credit, debit and mobile payment statistics
- 4 in 10 consumers worried they’ll overspend this holiday season
- Credit cards pull even with mortgages as top source of debt, study shows
- 2019 Retail Store Card Survey: APRs rise, despite the Fed’s recent rate cuts
- Gen-Xers putting off retirement savings to pay off debt, survey shows
- Credit card statements: how to read and understand them
- 4 in 10 Americans have credit scores of 720 or higher, CFPB says
- 5 key credit card marketing trends on the horizon
- Poll: Women and boomers are the best tippers in the U.S.
- FICO: Average credit score reaches all-time high of 706
- Credit card market share statistics
- Consumer credit card debt jumped by $10 billion in July, per Fed’s G.19 report
- Student loan debt has ripple effect throughout young adults’ financial lives
- Tying the knot? These are the best credit cards for planning a wedding
- Average credit card debt reached $5,700 in 2018, per CFPB
- Debt is a dating red flag, and so we delay bringing it up – or lie about it
- Discover tops other major card issuers in customer satisfaction ranking
- Credit card interest rates chart
- Poll: Most Americans are still using cash or debit cards to pay for small purchases
- More credit card accounts are open than ever before – but new ones are declining
- Gen Z contributing to credit market growth more than ever, study shows
- Millennials wish we could all talk openly about our finances
- Card balances dipped by $100 million in June, per Fed’s G.19 report
- 2019 Student Card Survey: More cards, bigger charges
- Viewing your FICO score could help you improve it
- Will personal loans eclipse Americans’ credit card use?
- Consumers who seek credit counseling shed more debt, study shows
- What to do if your personal information lands on the dark web
- Affluent consumers delaying life events, big purchases to tackle debt, study shows
- As college students’ card use grows, so do their credit missteps
- Average credit card debt statistics
- Poll: Few Americans with credit card debt willing to cut back luxury spending
- ABA: Bank card delinquencies fell in first quarter
- Being debt free – not wealthy – is how young adults define financial success
- Fed: Card balances jumped by $7.2 billion in May
- Adding rent payments to your credit report could help lift your credit score
- Suspect card fraud? How to file a claim
- Americans less likely than Europeans to cut spending when strapped for cash
- Low credit score doesn’t mean high debt for many Americans
- Consumers’ credit score knowledge is declining, despite uptick in free scores
- Although risks to outlook are up, Fed takes no action on rates
- Post-recession financial security fails to create optimism for Americans
- Poll: Fewer than half of American kids under 18 receive an allowance
- Taking your children to the bank could help set them up for credit success
- Card balances rose up in April, Fed’s G.19 report finds
- Credit card statistics
- Reality bites: Gen-Xers carry heaviest debt load
- Squeezed by higher rates and living costs, young adults are falling behind on bills
- Young consumers rebound from recession-era lull in card ownership
- Retail cards decline as point-of-sale loans gain steam, TransUnion says
- Study reveals flash flood of stolen credit card data in early 2019
- Payment method statistics
- Americans’ favorite credit card feature is 3% cash back on all purchases
- Credit card balances dipped in March, Fed’s G.19 report finds
- Will banning cashless businesses affect the credit card market?