People with poor credit tend to fall into certain traps. Read on to see what they are, and learn how to avoid them.

Americans are putting more on plastic, a sign that household cash flow is shaky and spending is unsustainable.

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Americans tend to overspend during the holiday season. In fact, some shoppers are still paying off last year’s purchases.

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Your credit card number usually consists of 15 or 16 digits, depending on the issuer. Every number of your credit card account conveys information, such as the industry, routing information for ...

which could help you save money on existing expensive credit card debt. Capital One achieved a customer score of 71% in our latest credit card satisfaction survey placing it in the top half of our ...

Some families with private insurance have been left behind by the major health care reforms of the last few years, putting ...

Consolidating your credit card debt with a loan or balance transfer card could help. Doing so converts many debts into a single debt with one monthly payment. And if you qualify for a lower rate ...

Their house in Springfield, Illinois, is adorned with family portraits and ... payments on their credit cards, which has led them to incur around $18,000 in credit card debt since the twins ...

The average credit card rate is 20.51%, Bankrate reports. That’s a hair below the all-time record, 20.79%, set in August. Card rates are so high, in part, because of the Federal Reserve.

(NewsNation) — Americans are drowning in credit card debt, and some may be looking at debt relief programs as a solution, but there are several risks to be aware of. The total household debt in ...