Credit cards
Visa 1Q Profit Rises 16% as Card Use Rises
5:16PM 2/08/2012
Visa said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 16 percent, as card use rose both in the U.S. and overseas. The San Francisco-based payments processor posted a notable 10 percent increase in U.S. credit card use. But debit card use rose just 6 percent. That's the slowest debit card growth rate in more than a year, and comes during the first three-month period that new rules were in place to limit the fees retailers pay to accept the cards.
Readers' Tips for Financial Renewal, Part 2: How to Spend Wisely
12:25PM 2/02/2012
A few weeks ago, we asked DailyFinance readers for their best tips for putting your financial house in order. First, we covered saving, but spending in the right way is just as important. Here are some of your best suggestions for managing how your money flows out.
Banks offer all sorts of credit cards. For the savers, there are cash-back cards. For the indebted, there are balance transfer cards. For the shoppers, there are retail cards. And for travelers like me, there are rewards cards.
3 Ways to Take Control of Your Finances in 2012
10:00AM 1/12/2012
After the overindulgence of December, it's no surprise that so many people spend January trying to turn over new leaves. If you're ready to get your financial house in order, consider one of these three websites, each with a different take on helping you better manage your money.
Millions of Americans use credit cards, but are we getting the best deals we could? For those who confined their search to the major banks, the answer is probably not. Today, we kick off an ongoing series in which we'll profile some of the best offerings in plastic.
The Foreign Currency Conversion Settlement Check Is Finally In the Mail
3:23PM 12/22/2011
Sometimes it pays to wait; sometimes it doesn't. Just ask the roughly 10 million cardholders who were part of the Foreign Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust class action lawsuit settlement. After a decade of legal wrangling, the settlement funds are finally being disbursed -- but a suit this large can dilute even $336 million.
Send Credit Card Banks a Message, and Save a Lot of Money, Too
4:15PM 12/09/2011
By Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool
JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Co, Credit Cards
Remember Bank Transfer Day? Well, mark your calendar: Dec. 11 is being publicized as "Balance Transfer Day," with Americans urged to transfer their credit card balances from high-interest cards to low- or no-interest ones.
Credit cards are making a comeback. At the end of 2008, more consumers were using debit cards than credit cards but now that trend has reversed. It's hard for some consumers to resist: Banks have been ramping up solicitations and boosting incentives for credit cards over the past year in an effort to get them to choose credit over debit. But have the big banks changed their ways?
The Latest Credit Card Trap: No Limits, Just 'Access'
8:40AM 12/05/2011
Now that consumer protection laws have pushed back against some of the methods banks devised to make excessive profits at your expense, the financial institutions are trying new techniques. Here's one that at first glance seems like a benefit: Taking away your credit limit.
Credit Card Complaints Keep Coming, Says CFPB Report
5:15PM 12/01/2011
Even though last year's financial reform was supposed to make credit cards more transparent, consumers are still complaining about interest rates, billing disputes and confusing credit card terms.
More Stories
Next Page →Market Movers
| Symbol | Last | Change / % | Volume |
|---|
Most Actives
| 8.07 | -0.11 -1.34% | 254.23M | |
| 2.19 | +0.25 +12.89% | 122.18M | |
| 18.88 | -0.26 -1.33% | 109.55M | |
| 12.44 | -0.25 -1.97% | 52.49M |
% Gainers
| 31.68 | +7.78 +32.55% | 18.42M | |
| 89.96 | +13.57 +17.76% | 13.27M | |
| 2.19 | +0.25 +12.89% | 122.18M | |
| 10.50 | +1.10 +11.70% | 3.07M |
% Losers
DailyFinance Wire
- 4 Money-Etiquette Questions Answered
- Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?
- Newlyweds, Don't Let the IRS Spoil Your Honeymoon
- Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even Bigger
- Why Groupon Will Never Be Great Again
- Why Used Car Bargains Are Getting Harder to Find
- 5 Reasons Facebook Stock May Be a Better Buy Than You Think
Newswire
- Greece's grim choice: deep budget cuts or...
- Greece's coalition party leaders back bailout...
- Deadline nears, Obama wants payroll tax cut...
- NY cable dispute blacks out Knicks, 4 NHL teams
- Unions expect right-to-work will cost them...
- Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe...
- Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride
- Justice Department calls Swiss Bank a...
- Getting paid $35,000 to short sell
- What the $26B settlement means for you
- Investing your emergency cash: Return vs. risk
- First Premier's $400-a-year credit card
- Big banks' bloated mortgage tab
- Fewer young adults hold jobs than ever before
- Government assistance expands
- Bob Rodriguez: The best advice I ever got
- 24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (AONE, ALU, AMSC, NLY, AAPL, CSCO, COH, CSTR, COP, DLR, IBM, LF, MMM, M, OPEN, POST, SIRI, SOHU, TRLG, ZOLT)
- The Force: Star Wars Franchise Worth Over $30 Billion and Growing
- 24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (COP, GILD, AMSC, MA, COH, LNKD, ATVI, CPST, GPRE, KONA, TRLG, LGF, MOVE, NBL, PCYC, ALU, FLIR, RUTH, FSLR, CIE, TBAC, RPXC, AMRS)
- Mid-day Movers (CIE, AMRS, IPSU, MOVE, LNKD)
- Petrobras Shares Volatile on $225 Billion Development Plan (PBR)
- Morning Movers (CIE, ALU, LNKD, AMRS, XIDE)
- AEP Dividend Growth Still Looks Safe Ahead (AEP)
- Arch Coal Tumbles on Earnings, Forecast (ACI, ANR, PCX, BTU, CNX)
Follow Us
