Senate considers credit card industry reforms
Critics are focusing on credit card industry practices they believe…
January 25, 2007
Research and Statistics Stories
Credit card giant has grown through acquisitions
Chase has become one of the top U.S. credit card…
January 9, 2007
Credit card sponsorship of World Cup put on hold
World Cup sponsorship in question as MasterCard and Visa battle…
January 9, 2007
Credit card users can take steps to protect themselves from identity theft
There are a number of steps credit card users can…
December 29, 2006
Visa warns of potential for weaker holiday ’06 sales
Visa has cautioned that sales for the 2006 holiday season…
December 13, 2006
Boston parking meters require minimum charge in violation of Visa, MasterCard rules
Boston's new parking meters have a minimum charge requirement for…
November 27, 2006
How the Federal Reserve impacts your credit card interest rates
Your credit card rate is closely tied to the Federal…
November 27, 2006
Online gambling: Law bars processing credit card bets
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act calls on credit card…
November 27, 2006
Debit card payments will dominate Christmas spending, study says
A study predicts holiday shoppers will use their debit cards…
November 21, 2006
Credit card transactions suspended on illegal music site
Visa and Mastercard cancel credit transactions on illegal music sites.
November 20, 2006
Many consumers improved their money skills in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has been difficult in a number of…
January 14, 2021
Fed reports credit card balances continued to dip in November
Credit card balances dipped in November, as the COVID pandemic…
January 8, 2021
Millennials defer debt payoff, tap savings in pandemic
In a new study, more than a third of millennials…
January 7, 2021
More college students using credit cards responsibly, despite COVID
While the pandemic has triggered anxiety among college students about…
January 4, 2021
Data breach downturn is a silver lining in 2020
After rising significantly last year, the number of U.S. data…
December 25, 2020
More cardholders are paying their balances in full: ABA
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, or perhaps because of it, more…
December 17, 2020
TransUnion says credit card originations will rebound in 2021
After credit card originations dropped during COVID-19, TransUnion expects a…
December 10, 2020
Americans’ debt burden a little lighter this year, survey shows
The national average card debt fell 6% and the median…
December 7, 2020
Credit cards are consumers’ biggest source of debt anxiety, study shows
According to a recent survey by Money and Morning Consult,…
December 4, 2020
Americans would save more of a second stimulus check, study shows
On average, American households spent a relatively small portion of…
December 2, 2020