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Stories & Articles
- 4 in 10 consumers worried they’ll overspend this holiday season
- Average credit card interest rates: Week of Oct. 16, 2019
- 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
- How do credit cards work?
- 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
- As data breaches increase, here’s how to cut your identity fraud risk
- Viewing your FICO score could help you improve it
- Rate survey: Average card APR holds steady at 17.80 percent
- 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
- Rate survey: Average card APR sits tight at 17.76 percent
- 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
- Rate survey: Average card APR climbs to record high of 17.76 percent
- 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
- Rate survey: Average card APR holds steady at record high of 17.73 percent
- 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
- Rate survey: Average card APR rises to 17.73 percent
- Rate survey: Average card APR slips to 17.72 percent
- 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
- Rate survey: Average card APR holds steady at 17.73 percent
- Young consumers rebound from recession-era lull in card ownership
- Americans’ credit scores are on the rise, Experian study shows
- Retail cards decline as point-of-sale loans gain steam, TransUnion says
- Rate survey: Average card APR remains unchanged at 17.73 percent
- Study reveals flash flood of stolen credit card data in early 2019
- Payment method statistics
- Rate survey: Average card APR climbs to record high of 17.73 percent
- Americans’ favorite credit card feature is 3% cash back on all purchases
- As issuers spend more money online, consumers may see better deals
- Credit card balances dipped in March, Fed’s G.19 report finds
- Will banning cashless businesses affect the credit card market?
- Rate survey: Average card APR jumps to record high of 17.71 percent
- Many teens worry they’re stuck with mom and dad, study shows
- Rate survey: Average card APR stays put at 17.68 percent
- Credit card debt is a huge red flag for potential partners, survey shows
- Study: Paying down debt is good for your brain
- The credit market is growing; how will it affect consumers?
- Many Americans would give up dining out, vacationing to erase debt
- Rate survey: Average card APR climbs to 17.68 percent
- Credit card debt a top taboo topic of conversation, poll shows
- Fed: Card balances rose by $3 billion in February
- Rate survey: Average card APR remains at 17.67 percent for third week
- Millennials most likely to pay their card balances in full, study shows
- Rate survey: Average card APR remains unchanged at 17.67 percent
- Millennials think money management classes should be mandatory
- Poll: 8 percent of U.S. parents have children with credit cards
- Rate survey: Average card APR climbs to 17.67 percent
- Card balances swell, but consumers manage their debts well
- Want to shed debt faster? Think about the money you’ll save
- Rate survey: Average card APR inches up to 17.65 percent
- How to reduce your fear of cybercrime, and protect yourself
- Fear of missing a payment at lowest level in a year, NY Fed says
- Fed: Card balances jumped by $2.5 billion in January
- Rate survey: Average card APR remains at record high of 17.64 percent
- Poll: Many consumers stick with a favorite credit card at their own expense
- Credit overtakes debit as preferred bill payment method
- Most drivers swipe debit at the pump in lieu of rewards-earning credit cards
- Rate survey: Average card APR jumps to record high of 17.64 percent
- Merchants have a big incentive to lure you away from credit cards
- Poll: 56% of balance-carrying cardholders have had debt for at least a year
- Millennials most likely to rack up card debt with things they don’t need
- Credit inquiries fell to historic low in Q4, NY Fed says
- Fed: Card balances rose by $1.7 billion in December