There is a new sheriff in town and he carries a big stick. The sheriff's name is Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and he is going to shake things up.

Imagine calling the police to report a crime, only to have them turnaround and accuse you. That's what happened to Audrey Grisham of Bountiful, Ut...

WASHINGTON — Retailers are paying significantly less every time a customer swipes a debit card under a rule capping the fees that banks are allo...

* Believes affected part of system confined to N America * Says card holders' names, addresses, social security numbers safe ...

Even though it falls on the same date every year, Valentine's Day still takes many of us by surprise. Fortunately, some of the best rewards credit cards can help treat your loved one to a February 14 they won't forget.

As we compiled our list of the best credit cards for this year's Editor's Choice Awards, we saw something we haven't seen much of from lenders over the past few years. Hunger.

NEW YORK -- Fierce competition for top-tier credit card customers appears to be leading some banks to look in elsewhere for new business: borrowers wi...

Swipe fees are the charges retailers pay when they allow you to use plastic at their store. In reviewing the comments and speaking about the story on ...

Credit card offers are surging again after a three-year slowdown, as banks seek to revive a business that brought them huge profits before the financi...

If you can't afford to dig too deep -- and who can? -- consider using one of these cards to save a little money.

Two new polls released this week show that small business owners are not happy with Democrats. The Discover Small Business Watch -- a survey of 750 b...

All four major credit card companies -- Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover -- have waived or rebated their processing fees on donations ...

Next February, the credit card reforms signed into law by President Obama earlier this year will finally take effect. Goodbye arbitrary rate hikes. He...

NEW YORK — American Express and Discover customers will soon be free of fees for charging over their credit limits. The two companies said sepa...