According to recent NBC polling, 68 percent of registered voters believe the U.S. economy has spiraled into a recession. As consumers tighten their belts and families look for strategies to rein in ...

An op-ed in the New York Times this month made the odd claim that credit card reward points programs are being paid for by the poor. In the piece, Stanford professor Chenzi Xu and graduate student ...

The Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 is pitting retailers against banks. Proponents say it’ll benefit merchants by lowering some of their operating costs, enabling them to reduce prices. Opponents ...

The reintroduction of the Credit Card Competition Act in January 2026 has major implications for the U.S. payments infrastructure, with the potential to fundamentally alter the competitive dynamics of ...

At a time of cost-consciousness, some light is finally beginning to shine on a previously lesser-known factor that hikes prices on all goods that Americans purchase: swipe fees. And legislation in ...

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

To lower costs for consumers, the Credit Card Competition Act aims to increase competition in the payment processing industry and decrease interchange fees by banning the safest and largest credit ...

A bill being debated in Congress could have major impacts to Central Florida’s economy, especially tourism. Spring Break is a major part of the travel season for Florida. In 2023, Visit Orlando ...

Joey Hays is owner of Dyer Foods Inc., which is based in Dyer, Tennessee, and operates 18 supermarkets in western Tennessee under the Food Rite, Hays Cash Saver and Save A Lot brands. When the impact ...

Marylanders are no strangers to the strain brought on by stubbornly high expenses. Our state’s cost of living remains 13% higher than the national average, so it’s clear we need action from Congress ...