When money's tight, as it is for many people amid today's mix of rising inflation, growing debt problems and elevated borrowing rates, it's easy for your credit card balances to spiral out of control.

When you fall behind on your credit card payments, the consequences can snowball a lot faster than you may expect. For example, what might start as a missed payment due date or two can quickly lead to ...

U.S. credit card metrics were mixed in July, with delinquencies rising and net charge-offs falling. The average delinquency rate advanced to 2.66% in July from 2.63% in June, but slid from 2.87% a ...

Citigroup Inc.’s C subsidiary, Citibank N.A., reported mixed performance in its credit card metrics for August 2025 in a recent SEC filing. While delinquency rates improved compared with the prior ...

Synchrony Financial's (NYSE:SYF) credit card net charge-offs accelerated M/M in July, while delinquencies stalled, the company disclosed on Tuesday. The adjusted net charge-off rate of 5.70% rose from ...