Learn what a purchase APR is, how its rates affect you, and strategies to avoid extra costs on credit cards by paying balances in full before due dates.

Credit card APRs are rising due to a variety of factors. Carrying a balance costs more with a higher APR. You can avoid credit card interest by paying off your balance in full each month. The annual ...

Most credit cards have variable rates with direct connections to the Federal Reserve’s benchmark. It follows that credit card rates spiked along with the Fed’s string of 11 rate hikes starting in ...

Erin Gobler is a personal finance writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. She writes about topics including budgeting, student loans, credit, mortgages, investing and insurance. Her work has been ...

Nearly half of American households have credit card debt and pay more than 20% in interest on their revolving balances. Even when the Federal Reserve cuts rates, those high APRs don't fall much.

Evan Coleman is an Updates Editor on the Credit Cards and Travel Rewards team at Forbes Advisor, showcasing his interest in personal finance and love of travel. He has written for a variety of local ...

[Chris Kantarjiev] is an amateur radio enthusiast (call sign K6DBG) and does a lot with the APRS. We think his build, turning a WRT54gl router into an APRS gateway will be very useful for the APRS ...

An MCA is an advance of capital repaid using future credit card sales. Business owners should consider other types of financing before relying on this expensive option. Many, or all, of the products ...

Most credit cards have a variable rate with a direct connection to the Federal Reserve’s benchmark. It follows that credit card rates spiked along with the Fed’s string of 11 rate hikes starting in ...