Knowing how credit cards work can save you headaches and cash. In a nutshell, credit cards provide access to a revolving line of credit that allows you to make purchases that can be paid off later.

While it's always important to use credit cards cautiously, 2026 could be the worst year to rely on credit cards -- find out ...

Sean Messier is a personal finance writer with a focus on credit. He’s written for Credit Card Insider, plus several other national and global brands. Tfilm / Getty Images The Federal Reserve cut its ...

Credit cards are no longer limited to shopping or dining expenses. In recent years, many consumers have started using credit ...

Most economically literate people generally understand that price controls are a bad idea, leading to outcomes such as shortages and rationing of goods and services. But when it comes to credit cards, ...

FIRST ON FOX: Former Trump economic advisor and Unleash Prosperity’s Steve Moore has sounded the alarm over a plan by senators Josh Hawley and Bernie Sanders to cap credit card interest rates at 10%.

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Many Americans with credit card debt, especially high earners, lie about the amount they owe. The average credit card debt is $7,321 with an average interest rate of 21.4%, contributing to a national ...

New legislation in Congress that was introduced by an unlikely duo of senators seeks to impose a credit card interest rate cap, with the potential for such a bill becoming law aided by President ...

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In his "Divine Comedy," Italian poet Dante Alighieri reserved a special place in the Seventh Circle of Hell for people who charged usurious interest rates. Seven hundred years later, "usury" doesn’t ...

Whenever we discuss the benefits of using credit cards, we typically caveat it with the most important rule: pay your credit card bill on time and in full every month. Paying on time prevents late ...