The industry saw small gains in many loan categories during the second quarter, but credit cards declined. A new study from WalletHub shows the biggest quarterly drop in credit card balances in over 30 years.

Discover is working to help Black-owned businesses and other merchants maintain foot traffic — safely — through the use of the card network's payments technology and its marketing heft.

There is a war brewing in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, and Mastercard is working with TSYS to bring in a slew of new players — credit card firms.

Visa Inc. said overall spending on its cards by U.S. consumers climbed in July and August even after elevated unemployment benefits expired.

American Express is fine-tuning the credit options available to small-business owners squeezed by coronavirus and the economic slowdown.

Capital One Financial is reining in credit lines to reduce its exposure while the nation’s largest card issuer, JPMorgan Chase, is rolling out a new card designed for travelers and diners.

Visa and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are in the middle of a 10-year merchant services agreement that gives Chase merchants certain advantages with the expected goal of favoring Visa card volume. But it’s not an exclusive arrangement.

Some customers have complained of limits being slashed by one-third to two-thirds, eroding their ability to borrow in an emergency during a pandemic or potentially hurting their credit scores.

Some customers have complained of limits being slashed by one-third to two-thirds, eroding their ability to borrow in an emergency during a pandemic or potentially hurting their credit scores.

Even as the bank’s sales practices faced intense government scrutiny following the Wells Fargo scandal, senior leaders in Oregon were fostering a culture that valued credit-card sales above all else, according to several former employees.