Higher APRs? More rewards? How the Capital One-Discover deal impacts card users
Capital One Financial Corp.’s possible purchase of Discover Financial Services could prove a costly shake-up for credit-card users, according to...
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Why Capital One plans to buy Discover in a megamerger of credit giants
Capital One Financial Corp. intends to purchase Discover Financial Services in an all-stock deal that one analyst notes would “effectively...
Credit cards from smaller banks have lower APRs. But are they right for you?
Using a credit card issued by a small bank or credit union could cost you $400 to $500 less each...
People think buy-now-pay-later is helping improve their credit. They’re wrong.
Consumers are making one crucial miscalculation when they use buy-now-pay-later services: They believe it will help them build their credit,...
‘I felt humiliated’: Is it emasculating for a woman to pick up the dinner check?
Dear Quentin, I’m a 35-year-old who works in IT and gets paid a healthy six-figure salary ($140,000 a year). I...
Upstart whiffs on earnings outlook while seeing ‘difficult lending environment’
Upstart Holdings Inc. whiffed with its outlook for the current quarter, even as it beat top-line expectations in the most...
I got a $10,000 bonus. I’ll pay off my credit cards. What else should I do?
I’m getting an annual bonus. I’m not sure about the best use for it. After I pay off my small...
SoFi’s stock rockets as earnings blow past expectations on surging loan volumes
SoFi Technologies Inc. shares were surging in premarket trading Monday after the financial-technology company rode surging lending volumes to better-than-expected...
Nick Dunlap turns pro: Golfer who lost out on $1.5M won’t be able to recoup money
Nick Dunlap, the amateur golfer who won a $1.5 million prize from the American Express tournament last weekend but couldn’t...
Visa posts earnings beat, but here’s why Wall Street says the stock is falling
Visa Inc. called out resilient spending as it logged an earnings beat for the latest quarter, but its shares were...
