For many people, credit cards are a part of everyday life. There’s a good chance you’ve got a card or two in your wallet and ...

Average credit card interest rates are calculated from a dataset of over 250 credit cards in the U.S. market. To calculate the average overall credit card interest rate, we use a subset of those cards ...

Paul Soucy has led the Credit Cards content team at NerdWallet since 2015 and the Travel Rewards team since 2023; he is also director of content for Consumer Credit verticals. He was an editor with ...

Discover how your credit card bill compares to the U.S. average and learn ways to manage debt, lower interest costs, and take control of your spending.

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President Donald Trump called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Here's what experts say that could mean for ...

Despite record-high annual percentage rates (APRs) for consumers, credit card debt grew at a slower rate in 2024 than it did in 2023. The total amount of consumer credit card debt in the U.S. grew 8.6 ...