Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

Kelly-Ann Franklin has spent more than two decades in journalism which has helped her build a wide knowledge base of business and personal finance topics. Her goal with editing is to ensure tough ...

As prices surge and inflation takes a bite out of consumer budgets, many people are relying on credit cards to cover both everyday expenses and unexpected costs. That’s created a spike in accumulating ...

Credit card companies may settle debts for less than the full balance, but the percentage varies widely. Here's why.

Kelly-Ann Franklin has spent more than two decades in journalism which has helped her build a wide knowledge base of business and personal finance topics. Her goal with editing is to ensure tough ...

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Co-branded credit cards have many advantages for banks, including the ability to quickly broaden their customer base. But there are also inherent complexities in these relationships that can lead to ...

Recent closures of multiple high-profile retail credit cards — from Uber, Starbucks and Walmart — highlight the importance of a healthy merchant-bank relationship. Many or all of the products on this ...

A new push to move credit card users to a digital statement will now come with a penalty for those who don’t want to comply. Credit card companies from big name retailers have been silently rolling ...

Credit card companies are usually eager to get new customers to sign up for their cards or convince existing ones to apply for another card. After all, the more credit cards being used, the more money ...

Travel notices can help prevent your credit card transactions from being declined when you're on vacation. Some major credit issuers like American Express, Chase and Capital One no longer ask for ...

When people say “credit card company” they may be referring to either an issuer or a network. The issuer is the bank or credit union that lends you money every time you use your credit card. The ...