Topic: Credit Cards

U.S. consumer credit shot up during March at the fastest rate since late 2001 as credit-card use, and student and car loans ballooned, data from the Federal Reserve showed on Monday.

The credit and debit card company reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street's expectations on Wednesday, sending its shares higher in extended-hours trading.

MasterCard, the world's second-largest credit and debit card network, reported higher quarterly profits as consumers spent more with their cards.

American Express reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations as credit-card use jumped.

The pace of job creation rose far less than expected in March, with the U.S. economy generating 120,000 new positions. The unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent.

A recent data breach may affect less than 1.5 million credit cards in North America, according to the card processor involved.

If the MasterCard and Visa security breach is real as many as 10 million cardholders may get phone calls about suspicious activity on their accounts.

Not all states are created equal. Some have average credit scores that indicate a rebounding economy, and others have credit scores that indicate decline. Read ahead to see which states have the best credit scores in the country.

Debt is manageable through familiar tactics such as paying more than the minimum payments and transferring balances, but where should you turn to alleviate the pain if your debt balloons to a level beyond control?

For most of us, retirement will be the shortest, most challenging period of our lives and yet few are fully prepared for this life stage.

With Chase and Discover recently introducing and experimenting with free balance transfer credit cards, they have breathed new life into a genre that industry experts previously believed to be extinct. However, the moves have left many scratching their heads.

Debit fraud is on the rise and debit fees can cost consumers more than they realize. Let’s run down some of the risks of debit card usage, both legal and illegal, and what consumers can do about them.

There’s been a steady decline in the unemployment rate, but there’s a catch. The definition of “unemployed” only includes people who sought work in the last four weeks and excludes everyone else, including the underemployed and the long-term unemployed. What have they been doing since they fell off the radar?

Visa reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street's expectations as credit-card use increased.

MasterCard reported earnings that beat analysts’ expectations for the seventh consecutive quarter, sending shares higher in pre-market trading.