MasterCard Inc. said Tuesday it would align global customer accounts with the regions where they are based and made several personnel announcements.

MasterCard Inc. said Monday it acquired Orbiscom Ltd. for about $100 million.

From the near collapse of Bear Stearns in March to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September, the past year saw the unthinkable take place in the financial services industry.

A judge has approved $3.9 million in payments to attorneys as part of West Virginia's settlement with two credit card companies.

Motorists’ gas bills are down but instead of spending the money, they are putting it in the bank and paying debt.

The search for a market bottom likely will continue through the rest of the year and into 2009, as signs  emerge that a turning point is not yet upon Wall Street.

The search of a market bottom likely will continue through the rest of the year and into 2009, as signs begin to emerge that a turning point is not yet upon Wall Street.

Multi-millionaire investor Julian Robertson told CNBC that the United States is "just getting into the recession,” and that the poor economy will last as long as 10 to 15 years.

The average annual interest rates charged on popular types of credit cards fell again last week, according to Bankrate.com.

Visa Inc. said Thursday it's developing mobile payment software for the new wireless phone powered by Google Inc.'s Android system.

Here's one way to dodge credit card debt and late fees: Don't carry any plastic.

To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the experts for their best trades now.

The Dow returned to a triple-digit decline as disappointing earnings from a trio of components dragged on the index, as did a disappointing jobless-claims report. The Nasdaq, however, got a boost from a bid for ImClone.

The Dow returned to a triple-digit decline as disappointing earnings from a trio of components dragged on the index, as did a disappointing jobless-claims report. The Nasdaq, however, got a boost from a bid for ImClone.

Stocks came off their morning lows after a report showed manufacturing activity in the Midwest shifted into expansion mode July.