Tag: Credit Cards

Credit card charge-offs, reported by the Federal Reserve, hit the lowest level since 2Q1985.  That is a record set almost ...

If you ever had the opportunity to read this study by the Federal Reserve, you'd have a pretty good understanding ...

The U.S. Census Bureau published their numbers for July 2021 this morning. Unfortunately, the numbers do not bear well for ...

I still shop regularly at two stores that use the mag stripe.  Mastercard insists these will be abolished by 2033 ...

If you are going to monitor economic health, consumer confidence, and the long-range perspective on retail payments, the credit card ...

Citi has a storied history in retail banking, or personal finance, in the days before electronic banking.  Whether the business ...

The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing about interest rate caps on July 29.  The title is ominous: "Protecting Americans ...

Today's WSJ addresses the problem du jour for the credit card industry. Spending is back in vogue, but borrowing has not ...

Legislators including Senator Durbin (D-IL) have been musing of late about the expansion of his namesake amendment to the Dodd-Frank ...

As the Associated Press reports, second-quarter results are in for many issuers, and life is grand at American Express. According ...