U.S. households collectively carry about $18.6 trillion in total debt, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Credit cards are a financial lifeline for many Americans—until the bill arrives. The average U.S. credit card balance sits ...

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

In another sign of a stumbling economy, credit card debt among Ohioans is rising at the fifth-fastest rate in the country, ...

Even states with very different philosophies, such as Colorado, have explicitly exempted these surcharges from sales tax when ...