NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. recession has begun to squeeze credit markets, threatening to erase gains made by the government's massive bailout plan, data show.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has contacted 400 passport applicants regarding a breach of its database that could lead to a credit card scam, officials say.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Credit card companies said they are tightening restrictions, lowering credit lines and raising rates as the U.S. economy turns more sour.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The search for credit among smaller companies is more frequently ending up with a new expense on the company credit card, records show.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Credit card defaults are rising among U.S. consumers in an already tightening credit environment, various banks said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve said it extended American International Group's line of credit by another $37 billion Wednesday.
TORONTO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Canadian homeowners and business owners are finding that the economic woes of the United States are spilling across the border.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Twenty percent of U.S. adults who experience a critical illness use a credit card to finance recovery-related expenses, a survey indicates.
TORONTO, June 28 (UPI) -- A new processor chip to be added to credit and debit cards should enhance their security, a Canadian industry official says.
TORONTO, June 24 (UPI) -- Canadian retailers are complaining about higher costs associated with a surge of premium credit cards that offer users loyalty points and lower interest rates.
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Credit card companies raised spending limits for U.S. consumers at unprecedented rates before the home equity bubble burst in the summer of 2007, reports show.
PRINCETON, N.J., June 12 (UPI) -- Consumer credit increased in April but the percentage of U.S. consumers who pay off credit card balances each month has grown, Gallup researchers said Thursday.
NEW YORK, April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. credit card companies are raising rates as banks try to make up for losses in other departments, financial experts said Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- Federal employees have been using government credit cards to enhance their personal lifestyles, an audit by a U.S, watchdog agency discovered.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 30 (UPI) -- Thieves no longer need bank data or a credit card to run up big tabs illegally -- they often use trial and error to come up with valid card numbers, police say.
