best credit cards

If you're burdened by credit card debt, lenders want to help you -- by adding more plastic to your arsenal in the form of a balance transfer card, which offers generous up-front terms for moving your debt. And some of those offers are much more generous than others.

Savers love cash-back cards, which return a fraction of what you spend in good old U.S. currency. Disciplined consumers can bank hundreds of dollars yearly: The key is knowing how to maximize your payback.

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.

We've schooled you on what CardRatings.com ranked as the worst credit cards of 2011, so it's only fitting for us to share which pieces of plastic would actually be wise to carry in your wallet this year.

How did you choose your most recent credit card? Did you fill out an application an issuing bank sent you in the mail, or at a store to get 10% or 15% off your day's purchases? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, you're probably missing out on the best credit cards for your...

Despite banks' dire predictions that new regulations like the CARD Act would force them to batten down the hatches and stop giving customers low rates and decent rewards on credit cards, there are still some good deals out there, especially for consumers with good credit. We pointed you toward...

Just in time for the holidays, credit card issuers have started rolling out a slew of new solicitations and come-ons to lure new customers into applying. Since the holidays are a time when many of us give our credit cards a workout, we decided to take a look at the new offers and determine if some...

Credit cards: Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em, it seems (although some of our fellow WalletPoppers are having a lively debate about just that right now). The bottom line is, the majority of you probably need credit cards for something. With the help of Curtis Arnold, founder of the...