Americans suffer high amounts of consumer debt, primarily revolving credit card debt. In February 2025, the average credit card debt per American was $6,455, up $194 from a year ago. However, that ...

Government credit card relief options may be scarce, but there are several other paths to reduce what you owe.

Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards. The most important part of ...

A proposed settlement to long-running litigation over credit card fees could mean you could pay more at stores to use certain types of credit card, or even have your card rejected. Visa and Mastercard ...

When a credit card company agrees to accept less than the full amount you owe — say, $20,000 on a $30,000 balance — it’s called a debt settlement. The lender agrees to forgive the remaining $10,000, ...

Under the new proposal, Visa and Mastercard would lower swipe fees by an average of around 0.1 percentage point for several ...

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Five million retailers are going up against Visa , Mastercard , and 13 large banks in a private antitrust suit that could deliver a multi-billion dollar settlement in the coming months. Bank of ...

For consumers managing credit card debt, here’s how to research options and avoid promises that may not deliver – like someone claiming to repair bad credit overnight. The Texas Office of the Consumer ...

— -- Credit card holders could soon be saying good-bye to some costly add-on products that promised peace-of-mind during a disaster, such as a job loss. And many consumer groups say good-riddance ...