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7 Ways to Manage Credit Card Debt When Rates Rise (Dec. 2023)

7 Ways to Manage Card Debt Amid Rising Rates

After decades of low interest rates, the Federal Reserve hiked its key bank rate... read more »

Marcie Geffner 2/1/2023
5 Best Bank of America Cash Back Credit Cards (Dec. 2023)

5 Bank of America Cash Back Cards Compared

Bank of America serves more than 65 million customers, so it’s no wonder many... read more »

Eric Bank 1/23/2023
5 Best Auto Loans For Students (Dec. 2023)

5 Best Auto Loans For Students

If you are a student, you face unique challenges in getting a car loan. You may have... read more »

Eric Bank 1/19/2023
How Inflation Is Affecting Americans’ Credit Scores

How Inflation Is Affecting Americans’ Credit Scores

Soaring inflation has impacted the financial lives of countless millions of... read more »

John Ulzheimer 1/16/2023
15 Credit Card Tips & Tricks from Experts (Dec. 2023)

15 Credit Card Tips & Tricks

Using a credit card advantageously is within everybody’s capability. You just need to... read more »

Erica Sandberg 1/10/2023
How to Achieve Your Financial New Year’s Resolutions

How to Achieve Your Financial New Year's Resolutions

Increase savings. Pay off credit cards. Build an emergency fund. When Bank of America... read more »

Marcie Geffner 1/6/2023
12 Easy-Approval Gas Credit Cards (Dec. 2023)

12 Gas Cards With Easy Approval

Gas credit cards are some of the most popular credit cards thanks to how seamless... read more »

Brandon Rossman 1/5/2023
9 Best Unsecured Credit Cards For Building Credit 

9 Best Unsecured Cards For Building Credit 

Do you toss and turn at night worrying about your lousy credit score? You don’t need... read more »

Eric Bank 1/3/2023
11 Banks That Offer Secured Credit Cards (Dec. 2023)

11 Banks That Offer Secured Cards

Love ‘em or hate ’em, banks play a vital role in the economy. In addition to paying... read more »

Eric Bank 12/29/2022
8 Visa Credit Cards For Bad Credit (Dec. 2023)

8 Visa Credit Cards For Bad Credit

Visa is one of those feel-good brand names that inspires consumer confidence... read more »

Eric Bank 12/26/2022
Should I Use My Savings to Pay Off Credit Card Debt?

Should I Use My Savings to Pay Off Card Debt?

Credit card debt is rising in America. In fact, a report from LendingTree found that... read more »

Andrea Woroch 12/22/2022
5 Best Credit Cards For a 700 Credit Score (Dec. 2023)

5 Best Cards For a 700 Credit Score

A 700 credit score (or higher) puts you in a great place to get some of the best... read more »

Choncé Maddox 12/19/2022
Credit Cards After Death: Here’s What Happens

Credit Cards After Death: What Happens?

There are many myths surrounding credit card debt, and a fair number concern what... read more »

Erica Sandberg 12/14/2022
50 Important Credit Card Terms You’ll Find in a Cardholder Agreement

50 Important Credit Card Terms

If you’ve ever read through a cardmember agreement, you may have thought the bank was... read more »

John Ulzheimer 12/12/2022
Chase Credit Cards For Students + 8 Alternatives (Dec. 2023)

Chase Credit Cards For Students & Alternatives

The undergraduate years are a time of profound learning and not all of it from books... read more »

Eric Bank 12/8/2022
7 Surprising Christmas Spending and Debt Statistics

7 Christmas Spending and Debt Statistics

Christmas is an exceptionally popular holiday. A 25-year Gallup poll found that more... read more »

Marcie Geffner 12/6/2022
Discover Student Credit Cards & 5 Alternatives (Dec. 2023)

The Best Discover Cards For Students

Starting college is a huge life event, marked by new activities, relationships... read more »

Eric Bank 12/5/2022
5 Travel Credit Cards For Bad Credit (Dec. 2023)

5 Top Travel Cards For Bad Credit

Americans travel a lot, whether for business or pleasure. If you have good credit... read more »

Eric Bank 11/30/2022
7 Virtual Prepaid Card Options (Dec. 2023)

7 Virtual Prepaid Card Options

Reality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, at least regarding debit and credit card... read more »

Eric Bank 11/21/2022
7 Best Loans For Gig Workers (Dec. 2023)

7 Loan Options For Gig Workers

The life of a gig economy worker isn’t all glamor. Sure, the gig economy often... read more »

Eric Bank 11/16/2022
18 Surprising Credit Card Facts & Statistics 

18 Surprising Credit Card Facts & Stats

There’s no doubt about it: consumers love credit cards. They’re easy to use... read more »

Marcie Geffner 11/15/2022
Costco Business Credit Card: 5 Things to Know (Dec. 2023)

5 Things to Know About the Costco Business Card

Some shoppers divide their lives into two eras: BC (before Costco) and ACE (after the... read more »

Eric Bank 11/14/2022
7 Best Holiday Loans (Dec. 2023)

10 Holiday Loans For All Credit Types

That twinkle in the store manager’s eye can mean only one thing: The holiday shopping... read more »

Eric Bank 11/9/2022
5 Credit Card Debt Forgiveness Options

5 Credit Card Debt Forgiveness Options

There is nothing quite like being forgiven. Maybe you hurt a friend, and they told... read more »

Erica Sandberg 11/3/2022

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