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Inside China's "social credit" system, which blacklists citizens
by
Jennifer Pak
Feb 13, 2018
Critics of the program have likened it to an Orwellian creation or an episode of the TV series "Black Mirror."
Study shows worrying credit card debt burden
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 8, 2018
People who have credit card debt in America carry, on average, about $11,000 of it. A new study from Creditcards.com tells us that people in southern cities have the highest credit card debt burden, particularly in Texas. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Debt burden a worry for many Americans
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Andy Uhler
Jan 12, 2018
The economy is ticking along and investors seem confident but a new report from Creditcards.com has some sobering findings. It says two out of three Americans with debt aren’t confident they’ll ever be able to fully pay it off. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Credit card companies make it easier to return unwanted goods
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Erika Beras
Jan 10, 2018
Return season is upon us, and one out of four people is expected to return a holiday gift, according to a new survey from Wallethub. But what if that holiday gift you bought for yourself turned out to be the mistake and the window for returns has closed? Your credit card just might be able […]
Despite high interest rates, people still sign up for department credit cards
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Erika Beras
Dec 11, 2017
Department store credit cards, which tend to have high interest rates, have fallen out of fashion. But for some with bad credit, they are the only option.
A new form of ID theft: account takeover
Aug 21, 2017
Thieves are now hijacking phones, bank accounts, even 401(k)s.
Sweden is moving away from cash, and some businesses will no longer accept it
Jul 17, 2017
Sweden is increasingly becoming a cashless society, but there are those who worry this trend will leave some people behind.
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Millennials of color are worse off financially
by
David Brancaccio
and Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 28, 2017
Financially secure white millennials feel held back.
The 5 best ways to build your credit
by
Eliza Mills
Jun 9, 2017
From credit basics to great perks, "The Points Guy" Brian Kelly gives his best credit tips.
Store-branded cards are a life raft for sinking retail
May 12, 2017
Department stores, those vestiges of the past, just can’t catch a break these days. Yesterday, shares of both Macy’s and Kohl’s plummeted as investors grow more pessimistic about brick-and-mortar retail in an e-commerce world. There is one silver lining: Business from store-branded credit cards is up, but it likely won’t be enough to reverse the […]