The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for  ~$40B of ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a go-to financial agency for dealing with bad practices. Trump ...

Managing your finances requires understanding your credit score and report. Different credit scoring models exist, and major ...

According to a Friday U.S. Census Bureau report, retail sales for January were down 0.9% from the December. But total sales ...

The CFP also prosecutes companies that it says fail to protect consumers. In December, it filed a lawsuit against the ...

Brex provides an overview of seven different types of business credit cards available today, including their essential ...

President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.

The Trump administration's rapid dismantling of the U.S. consumer protection watchdog will have broad implications for ...

The three big credit bureaus are primarily known for collecting personal consumer ... bonus for new cardmembers who spend $4,000 or more on the card within the first 4 months of opening the account.

In the more than a decade the agency has existed, the bureau lists as among its achievements winning back $17.5 billion for ...

In the more than a decade the agency has existed, the bureau lists as among its achievements winning back $17.5 billion for Americans, imposing $4 billion ... and access to credit − escalating ...

Ashley Fricker has more than a decade of experience as a finance contributor and editor, and has specialized in the credit card industry since 2015. Her credit card commentary is featured on national ...