Alaska earned the top spot as the state where it takes more time to pay off credit card debt. Rankings for the states were created examining median credit card balances and monthly credit card ...

For example, if your bank account balance always comes up short when it’s time to pay your end-of-the-month bills, using a credit card to cover them could be the road to financial ruin. However, if ...

The cost of everything keeps creeping up. And if you happen to have credit card debt, that's about to get a bit more expensive too. Rising interest rates mean your monthly credit card payments may ...

Credit cards can be a useful tool to pay for purchases, especially in the event of an emergency, but if you're regularly revolving your balance, you may be spending hundreds or thousands of dollars in ...

Credit card debt is the most common type of debt carried by older adults. High-interest debt means spending more of your budget on servicing the debt than building your future. Significant credit card ...

We've heard plenty about identity theft and the scam artists who buy stuff using your credit card. But how many times does a monthly charge of $10 to $40 a month end up hitting credit cards or debit ...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says a growing number of card user are falling behind on their monthly credit card bills. Fallout from years of rising prices and high interest rates. That's ...

This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. Annual fees on a credit card are common and can be worth paying if you're getting something in return. Those with good credit (generally defined as ...