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With higher prices stretching budgets, some people are relying more on credit cards than they have in the past. That means more people potentially late to make their payments, but a new rule hopes to change how much that can hurt.

This is a good time to reassess and improve your credit card situation, especially with looming interest hikes on the horizon.

Your credit card’s travel benefits could reimburse the cost of rental cars or help with travel insurance. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports on how your credit card could help you save on travel plans.

Is getting gas credit cards or joining a warehouse club worth it? News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

As the Fed tries to pump the brakes on inflation, it will get more expensive to borrow. Here’s how to prepare.

Credit card deals with popular brands including Amazon, Costco and American Airlines are some of the most hotly contested contracts in the financial world.

Siraba Keita’s experience reflects a tension between banks, their customers and creditors looking to collect on old debts.

The danger comes from interest rate hikes occurring several more times over the next few months and potentially in bigger chunks.

After holding rates near rock bottom for two years, the Fed is finally boosting its benchmark. Here’s what that means for you.

As prices continue to rise, you’ll likely have to make adjustments to your lifestyle and budget. Here’s what the experts say to do.

Here’s what an increase in the Fed funds rate means for your bank account, car loan, mortgage and credit card.

Buy now, pay later is booming. For consumers, the convenience can come with pitfalls, as well.

If you ignore medical bills, it can evolve into unpaid debt that ends up with a collection agency and on your credit report for up to seven years.

For many people, spring means the chance for a fresh start. Why not apply that to your finances as well?

Rising home prices have boosted the stake owners have in their homes. Here’s what to consider before you borrow with interest rates poised to rise.

An agency policing consumer abuse and deception from banks, lenders and others wants to know how the public would reform financial rules.

Consumers who chose free credit monitoring as part of the Equifax settlement should receive information about it soon if they haven’t already.

“There’s a growing knowledge that a lot of people have been shut out of the traditional credit system,” says CreditCard.com analyst Ted Rossman.

As Americans recover from Covid’s financial strain, couples are less inclined to go into debt for a big, romantic gesture.

“People are using their crypto-linked cards to spend in a variety of ways — retail goods and services, restaurants, travel,” Visa CFO Vasant Prabhu told CNBC.