Credit card news

Consumers are now using their credit cards more frequently in order to benefit from deals that reward their expenditure, according to new research.

New figures have shown that card fraud losses in the UK rose for the first time since 2008 due to an increase in crude, old-fashioned scams.

Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is branching out into the credit card business after signing a £1 billion agreement with MBNA.

Around 12 million people use their credit cards to fund purchases this month, according to new figures.

Almost half of Britons paid for their Christmas on credit, according to a consumer group.

Consumers are paying back virtually as much as they borrow, even though spending on credit cards and mortgages have both increased, according to a consumer banking report.

A credit card protection company which mis-sold products to thousands of individuals has been fined £10.5 million.

Individuals in dire financial straits are being poorly served by debt management plan providers, a new survey has revealed.

Older customers are amassing store card debts when other generations are reducing the amount left on such cards, according to a charity.

Complaints about refusals to pay out on card fraud are up by around a third year on year, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).