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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, introduced legislation to cap credit card ...

A pair of senators are pushing a bill that would cap interest rates on credit cards in a move that would deliver on a ...

In an unexpected move, two senators from opposite ends of the political spectrum are joining forces to tackle high credit ...

And where does that excess spending end up? On credit cards. With interest rates hovering around 21%, carrying a balance is like pouring money down the drain. O'Leary calls it "the silent killer ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The average credit card interest rate is 28.61%, according to Forbes Advisor’s weekly credit card rates report. The Federal ...

The average APR for all credit card accounts is 15.13%, and rises to 16.65% for accounts assessed interest, according to the latest data from the Fed. Maybe those rates seem manageable but ...

Credit cards have some of the highest interest rates, with the average APR hovering around 25%. If you're not paying your balance off in full -- or only making minimum payments -- your balance can ...

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