He has more than 12 years of storytelling, editing, and design experience in print and online journalism and is most ...

Multiple events impacted the credit card ecosystem in 2025. The CardRates team will continue to track these stories, as well ...

Threats both large and small hit the credit card industry in 2025, but the market showed resilience. One threat to the credit ...

Walmart filed a complaint about the Visa and Mastercard settlement offer saying the proposal did not provide relief to large ...

Many companies released new or enhanced versions of their premium cards in 2025. Chase revamped its Sapphire Reserve card for ...

The American Express CEO sees charging consumers surcharges on credit card transactions as “bad” for consumers. American ...

Investors are still behind co-brand credit cards, as seen in Imprint’s $150 million financing. The company, Imprint, raised ...

What is a K-shaped economy? American households with higher incomes are seeing advantages, including stock market gains and ...

Walmart is not in favor of the proposed resolution to the dispute between card networks and merchants over swipe fees. The ...

Jon McDonald brings more than 15 years of journalism expertise to CardRates.com. Informing financial consumers about emerging trends and companies making an impact in the industry, Jon is most ...

Eric Bank is an M.B.A. who has covered financial and business topics since 1985, appearing regularly on Credible, eHow, WiseBread, The Nest, Zacks, Chron, BadCredit.org and dozens of other outlets.

Brittney is a Credit Strategist and Finance Expert who has spent years honing her knowledge of the credit industry both personally and professionally. Brittney applies her more than a decade of ...