card issuers

Business card issuers can increase the interest rate on your existing balance and jack up your rate after just one late payment.

Interest-rate policies are still widely misunderstood, and card issuers' explanations about how they work have failed to enlighten consumers.

Capital One quietly shut down its do-it-yourself Card Lab tool last year to rework it, while other card issuers are introducing their own versions.

As card issuers raise interest rates in return for giving out rewards, that cash you're getting back may not be getting you ahead.

If spouses have separate credit card accounts, should they be accountable to each other? Also: How card issuers view cash advances.

Rates and fees are rising as new rules take effect. But with good credit, you can always switch card issuers.

Do you think the millions of people who pay off their balances every month will go along with card issuers' attempts to raise their fees? Not likely.