Credit Cards Blog

Is FICO, the most widely used credit score, subject to the federal consumer watchdog’s oversight?

The CFPB ordered Capital One to refund $140 million to credit cardholders after deceptively selling add-on products to them.

The CFPB is officially watching over the credit reporting agencies starting in September. Is FICO included?

Credit card users may eventually pay a fee at some retailers under a new nationwide court settlement.

This blog and Tuesday’s post demonstrate how credit card stats can confuse instead of clarify what’s going on.

Credit card balances increased from $8 billion in April to $870.2 billion in May, the Federal Reserve says.

Did Barclays’ LIBOR rate-rigging scandal affect your credit card rates? It’s highly unlikely.

Even after two years of chipping away at debt, Americans haven’t slowed in slashing their credit card balances.

Why don’t credit scores consider whether you pay off your credit card bill in full every month?

American Express finally gets on board with pushing the adoption of EMV-enabled chip credit cards stateside.