NEW YORK – Your next credit card statement is going to contain an ugly truth: how much that card really costs to use. Now, thanks to a long-awaited law that goes into effect Monday, you’ll know that ...

At the heart of the issue are credit card “swipe fees” — a processing charge merchants pay every time a customer uses a ...

Two consumer-oriented pieces of legislation opposed by the financial services industry appear to be headed for radically different fates in Congress. A credit card reform bill with enhanced consumer ...

I had hoped that this credit card law President Barack Obama signed in May was the one good thing that our government decided to do. But then I found out that this new law would not take effect until ...

Running an independent bookstore in Kensington is like tending a library of living stories. Every day, I see families discovering new favorites, students hunting for sources, and professionals ...

The trade group's CEO said it was “incredibly shortsighted” of banking regulators to obstruct the state and to prohibit other ...

Arkansas lawmakers will soon be back in session, and they will face no shortage of issues competing for attention in 2026. But one problem in particular cuts across every corner of our state: credit ...

If you are someone who uses credit card points to travel on the cheap, or cash-back rewards to lower your monthly bills, you may want to pay attention to a current debate in Congress. Advocates of ...

If all goes as planned, the House today will accept a credit card reform bill that was approved by the Senate on Tuesday, with a gun rights amendment added last week. The vote in the Senate on the ...