Minimum credit card payments are rising: How to tackle your card debt now
A mericans are increasingly struggling with their credit card debt, with the number of cardholders making minimum-only ...
DOGE uncovers over 4M government credit cards responsible for 90M transactions
The Department of Government Efficiency announced on X Tuesday that it had uncovered over four million government credit ...
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Why American credit-card delinquencies have suddenly shot up
Recent data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York show that the proportion of American credit-card debt in ...
Americans' average credit card balance hits $6,580, but there are signs consumers are managing their debt relatively well
Although Americans are racking up more credit card debt, there are signs households are managing their debt better than they ...
DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards
The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for  ~$40B of ...
GSA pauses employee payment cards after DOGE flags government 'credit cards'
The General Services Administration confirmed Thursday it has paused use of payment cards issued to employee and certain ...
No more consumer protection? What the CFPB shutdown means for you.
In the waning months of the Biden administration, the CFPB released a flurry of consumer protection rules. Where do they ...
Card skimmers are on the rise. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself
Tapping to pay can be safer than swiping or inserting a card at a checkout register, according to these experts.
Santa Clara schools body misused preschool funds of $135,370 over 'credit card purchases', shows federal investigation
A federal investigation uncovered that over $135,000 in Head Start funds were misappropriated by the Santa Clara County ...
Americans' credit card and household debt reach all-time high
Americans' credit card debt set a new record of $1.2 trillion in the last quarter of 2024, while overall household debt reached a new high of about $18 trillion, the New York Fed found.
How to report credit card fraud
The Fair Credit Billing Act states that you must report fraudulent charges within 60 days of receiving the billing statement containing the suspicious charge. In other words, if you receive your ...
Can You Pay Property Taxes With a Credit Card?
You can pay for just about anything with a credit card, even your mortgage or rent. It's only natural to wonder what else you can pay with a credit card — like property taxes. The IRS lets you ...