The average annual percentage rate (APR) on credit cards nearly doubled to 22.8 percent in 2023 from 12.9 percent in 2013, costing consumers around $25 billion in interest fees last year, according to ...

Interest rates and credit card balances are up. Americans are taking action to cope with increasingly expensive debt. And many don’t want to talk about it. Many or all of the products on this page are ...

New York (CNN) — Danielle Foskie is among a growing number of Americans who have stumbled into a credit card doom loop. Foskie, a registered dental hygienist who lives outside of Cleveland, Ohio, ...

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Credit card skimmers have been popping up across the country in recent months, including in California. According to a 2023 Fair Issac Corporation report, credit card skimming in the United States ...

A hard inquiry occurs when you apply for a credit card, a mortgage or another type of loan. Hard inquiries can reduce your credit score anywhere from zero to five points, depending on the details in ...

Cardholders whose credit limits were decreased during the pandemic are looking at their credit cards differently, a new NerdWallet survey shows. Many or all of the products on this page are from ...