Amid fears of a recession, industry observers will be on the lookout for signs of distress in credit cards and auto loans. One analyst said "the positive trends we've been seeing are starting to erode, and the pressure is going to start building."

TD Bank, the U.S. unit of the Canadian bank, has hired Christopher Fred as its new head of U.S. credit cards and unsecured lending. The bank's retail partners include Target and Nordstrom.

Tally Technologies, a startup that automates credit card payments, has tripled its valuation to $855 million in a funding round led by Sway Ventures.

Hello Alice's small-business self-help platform amassed 1 million users by offering grants, recommendations and skills-building courses. With a pair of new credit cards, the startup aims to reward users for expanding their knowledge.

Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Reps. Lance Gooden of Texas and Peter Welch of Vermont would require large banks to support at least one network other than Visa or Mastercard. Banking industry groups argue that it would help big retailers at the expense of consumers.

Most Americans are more indebted than ever, underscoring a persistent and widening wealth divide in the U.S.

Three years after expanding into credit cards, Goldman Sachs has quietly signed up a third partner, T-Mobile US.

More U.S. consumers are saddled with credit card debts for longer periods of time, according to a survey, struggling to pay down amid high inflation and rising interest rates.

Late penalties on credit cards are set to rise 9% in 2023 under current rules that allow for increases tied to the Consumer Price Index. But Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra says he wants to issue a regulation that could undo that inflation-related exception to limits on fees that banks may charge cardholders.

The International Standards Organization's approval of a new merchant category code for gun and ammunition sales paves the way for credit card networks to begin flagging suspicious weapons sales to law enforcement agencies.

The average rate on variable-rate cards rose above 18% this week, the highest level since 1996, according to data from Bankrate.com. The industry has been enjoying large profits, which has caught the attention of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The credit-cards-as-a-service model allows small banks to develop more products — and keep more revenue — than they had when working with agent banks.

Three New York City pensions filed shareholder proposals with Mastercard and American Express urging the credit card companies to improve tracking of gun sales.

Wealthier Americans cut their credit card spending for a third straight month in July as inflation and market volatility weighed on sentiment, according to a study by Bank of America Institute. 

Mastercard is facing pushback from retailers over a new product that allows customers to pay off their purchases in installments. 

In another sign that the pandemic-fueled migration to digital transactions is here to stay, Capital One is dropping a mobile-payment incentive for REI credit card customers as it takes over issuance of the Mastercard from U.S. Bank.

The Chicago-based company, which is the league's exclusive credit card sponsor, sees soccer's young, diverse fan base as a fit for its below-prime products.

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

An outage with the issuer's bill payment site unleashed a torrent of complaints on social media and to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — even after the company said it had resolved the issue.