The conflict between credit card companies and merchants goes back to 2005, when merchants sued Visa, Mastercard, and several ...

As part of the proposed settlement, the credit card companies will temporarily lower the swipe fees for merchants. But not ...

Today (November 10, 2025), credit card company Visa (NYSE:V) has issued a statement a potential legal settlement in the ...

A payment card surcharge or checkout fee is when a business passes the credit card processing cost (the interchange rate charged by card networks) to customers. It can’t be added to prepaid cards or ...

Not paying your credit card bills on time can affect your finances and residents in some states are having to manage this ...

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Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) have lower interest rates than credit cards. That can lead some homeowners to use them to pay down large credit card bills. But this method ...