After Brexit, UK gives banks a breakBy Tracey SamuelsonJuly 05, 2016DYLAN MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Bank of England brought some much needed relief POSTED IN: credit capital requirements banking ListenreadDownloadDownload
Early consumer credit warning signsBy Ashley Milne-TyteJune 15, 2016DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty ImagesSome banks may be lending to consumers who shouldn't be borrowing.POSTED IN: consumer credit Credit Cards ListenreadDownloadDownload
Consumer debt continues to climbBy Mitchell HartmanJune 07, 2016Visual HuntConsumers are more willing to spend now and pay later — a sign of increasing confidence, and possibly recklessness as well.POSTED IN: credit debt consumer debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
Co-signing loans can be bad business By Sabri Ben-AchourJune 06, 2016George Marks/Retrofile/Getty ImagesBeware of friends and family who want to glom onto your credit score!POSTED IN: loans Mortgages credit ratings ListenreadDownloadDownload
Are chip implants the payment method of the future? By Kai RyssdalMay 24, 2016JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty ImagesBuzzFeed’s Charlie Warzel had an RFID chip implanted in his hand and lived to talk about it. POSTED IN: mobile payment microchips Credit card apple pay ListenreadDownloadDownload
Credit card debt soars to nearly $1 trillionBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerMay 20, 2016Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty ImagesOutstanding balances on credit cards have reached more than $951 billion.POSTED IN: Credit Cards credit subprime ListenreadDownloadDownload
How much has your credit card limit increased?By Marketplace staffMay 20, 2016Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFor one of our audience members, by about 300 percent.POSTED IN: Credit Cards credit card debt read
Tax refund delays could sting working poorBy Annie BaxterMay 13, 2016Scott Olson/Getty ImagesThe IRS won't be able to send some workers' refunds next year until after Feb. 15. POSTED IN: tax refunds working poor Earned Income Tax Credit ListenreadDownloadDownload
Proposed consumer class action rules don't cover everybodyBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerMay 05, 2016Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesIndividuals would still have to go through arbitration.POSTED IN: consumer credit class action lawsuits arbitration ListenreadDownloadDownload
