Credit card late fees capped

The Federal Reserve Board has limited the amount of money U.S. banks can charge customers who do not pay on time.

Credit Card Consumers’ Bill of Rights goes into effect

The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) is a credit cardholders’ Bill of Right that prohibits various tricks and traps until now used by the credit card industry — including hidden interest rate hikes and exorbitant fees. [video]

U.S. banks tighten credit card lending too late

Closing millions of accounts, cutting credit lines and raising interest rates are just some of the moves credit card issuers are using to try to inoculate themselves from a tsunami of expected consumer defaults.

Credit Cards: Finally a Little Good News for The Little Guy

The bill would make it a lot easier for the humble consumer to get a fair deal from the credit card companies. It would eliminate a variety of tricks and traps of the credit card business, like retroactive interest rate hikes.

Protect yourself from credit fraud

8 things you should do to protect your credit cards from fraudulent use.

Credit Card Companies and Your Rights

There are actually cases when consumers find errors or unknown charges on their credit card bill. Because of lack of information, most of them fail to address these errors successfully. In order to avoid this situation, you should consider doing the following…

4 things you can do to survive the credit card crisis

Cutting back on your credit card spending habits is easy — and beneficial, whether in times of economic stress or abundance.

Understanding Credit Card Interest Rates

See a credit card offer that looks good? Here’s what you should know about credit card interest rates.

Credit Scores and Switching Credit Cards

It is not surprising that millions of Americans are having problems with their credit card debts. If you are among these unfortunate individuals, then you should really stop berating yourself for getting into this kind of financial situation and focus instead on finding a solution to your credit card woes. One of the things you [...]