Half of homeowners and renters can’t afford their monthly housing payments, prices are still up at the grocery store and ...

Your credit score is an important number for borrowing money, whether in the form of a mortgage, auto loan, or spending limit a credit card issuer gives you. That number tells lenders how risky -- or ...

Credit-card debt is soaring, interest rates on balances have moved into the 30% range on many cards, and delinquencies and bankruptcies are rising. The statistics are grim as consumers fight to keep ...

Financial health and transparency are critical for Michigan families and small businesses. Understanding how the financial system works will help us all avoid costly mistakes that could harm our ...

Dear Liz: Two of my credit card issuers have drastically lowered my credit limits. They blamed my credit report at Equifax. At first, Equifax could not even find my report. I had to send paperwork to ...

Credit card debt hits record high as U.S. consumers try to cope with economic downturn, writes Tim Westrich. Amid the worsening U.S. housing crisis, lenders are tightening their mortgage standards, ...

Credit cards offer rewards and protection, but using them exclusively has downsides. Here's what to know before going all-in on credit.

How do you deal with the ballooning cost of medical care? The answer for a growing number of Americans: pay it with plastic. Medical credit cards, once limited to esoteric procedures that weren't ...

For years, the typical caller at CareOne Credit, one of the biggest debt-counseling outfits in the nation, has been a woman in her 30s with a yearly family income of $30,000 to $35,000 and a credit ...

When Jeff Campbell checked in at the Austin, Texas, airport for a spring break vacation, the last thing on his mind was a credit card chargeback. Instead, he was thinking about the fun he’d have with ...