Credit Card News

On Jan. 3, Citi unveiled a new program, the first of its kind, that's designed to allow those with the bank's rewards credit cards to pool their points through Facebook.... Continue reading

The good folks of Basking Ridge, N.J., must have been choking on the stench of burning rubber last week. The source of the noxious fumes? The headquarters of Verizon Wireless... Continue reading

It now looks close to certain: the 2011 holiday season was the time when many Americans once again fell in love with their credit cards, at least according to a... Continue reading

With most of it over, we can now look back over the 2011 holidays, and ask: Was it worth it? Of course, spending time with family and friends is priceless,... Continue reading

Prepaid cards are clearly on the upswing. According to a U.S. senator's website, Mercator Advisory Group reckons that the amount of money loaded onto "open loop" prepaid cards that you... Continue reading

It's a busy time of year, so here in a very quick read is a news digest comprising four stories that haven't been covered in the main IndexCreditCards.com news blog.... Continue reading

If you've been following the credit card news blog here on IndexCreditCards.com, you'll know all about "interchange" fees, which are also known as "swipe" fees. They're the cut of the... Continue reading

There. It's been said. Like sane people everywhere, your blogger used to point and laugh when he saw an economist in the street, throw soft furnishings at the screen when... Continue reading

Is HSBC going to sell its U.S. credit cards business, or close it down if it can't find a buyer? There's certainly plenty of media coverage suggesting that that's the... Continue reading

The Federal Reserve's monthly consumer credit report for May was released July 8. And it showed that "revolving" credit (which is 98 percent credit card debt) jumped that month at... Continue reading