A map shows states with the highest and lowest credit card debt. The data reveals that residents of Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Colorado hold the highest average credit card debt per person in the country, while Iowa, Wisconsin, and West Virginia report the lowest levels.

Also, the shopping was abysmal—when you wanted groceries or new clothes, you generally had to buy whatever was available at the company store, often using scrip: fake money issued by your employer as credit against a future paycheck.

H igh credit card balances can feel impossible to escape, especially right now, as today's high credit card interest rates can cause the interest charges to compound quickly. And,

New account openings across four big lenders were down 5% in the second quarter from a year earlier.

Shopping online isn’t just about convenience—it’s a chance to save more on your purchases. Rakuten, a well-known cash back platform, has partnered with American Express to launch a new credit card that helps members earn even more rewards.

Paying your credit card bill on the wrong day could cost you. Expert John Liang reveals the best and worst days to pay—and why timing matters.

Seeing your credit card rewards steadily lose value over time may be the least of your worries. In some cases, you might completely lose credit card points you earned. This can happen in three ways: Some rewards credit cards give you a limited time to redeem points. If you don't use them within a certain period, you lose them.

Today's "credit card issuers have essentially invented their own fiat currency — 'points,' usually — that can be redeemed only within their apparatus, for rewards the company has designated," says Ellen Cushing.