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Record-high credit card interest rates cost consumers $25 billion in 2023: Report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe average annual percentage rate (APR) on credit cards nearly doubled to 22.8 percent in 2023 from...
Credit cards are charging more 'excess' interest than ever, consumer watchdog says
NBC Universal via AOL· 4 months agoCredit card companies are hiking rates to record highs to pad their profits, according to a...
Do credit card late fees actually protect consumers?
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoIn a time when inflation is driving up the cost of nearly everything you buy, something else has increased, too: credit card late fees. Thanks to a...
What is the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA)?
Bankrate via AOL· 7 months agoPortions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The...
What is Regulation Z or the Truth in Lending Act (TILA)?
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoKey Takeaways Part of the Truth in Lending Act, Regulation Z helps consumers understand the true...
Credit Card Interest Rates and Fees Could Drop Dramatically if Certain Lawmakers Get Their Way
Motley Fool· 8 months agoImage source: Getty Images As of October 2023, the average credit card interest rate in the United...
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoThe largest credit union in the US has the widest disparity in mortgage approval rates between White...
This Will Change the Way You Choose a Credit Card
Motley Fool· 1 year agoImage source: Getty Images If you’ve ever gone shopping for a credit card, you know it can be overwhelming. There are so many different options and...
Want a better credit card interest rate? Try smaller banks or credit unions
Bankrate via AOL· 3 months agoWith average credit card interest rates at an all-time high, snagging a lower rate could help reduce...
Will loan interest rate caps harm financial well-being?
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAn expansion to the Military Lending Act (MLA) was implemented in 2015 by the Department of Defense...