Interest rates are continuing to climb just as the holiday shopping season is approaching, making it more costly for shoppers who plan to charge using store cards. The average retail credit card ...

Store credit cards have been around for a long time. If your spending habits favor one store over others, a store-branded ...

NEW YORK — When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria’s Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line. When her school break was over, she realized she could ...

If you’re loyal to a brand, a store credit card might be helpful, but a traditional credit card may be more useful for everyday purchases. Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers ...

The Federal Reserve hasn’t raised interest rates since the summer of 2023. But America’s retailers apparently didn’t get the memo. The average interest rate on store credit cards reached 30.45% this ...

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Ben Luthi is a freelance personal finance and travel writer. He started earning credit card rewards in 2013 and leveraged his passion into a writing career. He's contributed to dozens of other ...

If you received a store credit card you didn’t sign up for, that means someone else likely signed you up without your permission. Issuing a card without your permission violates the Truth in Lending ...