Ultimately, interest rate caps would cost Americans access to a convenient and reliable source of credit. Instead of saving ...

One-quarter of consumers earn less than 1%. Those interest rates matter, because of the frustrating math of inflation. Consumer prices rose 2.8% in the 12 months through February, and many ...

Although the Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady at its meeting on Wednesday, what happens after that is much more uncertain.

CNBC Select did the math and explains the effect that the Fed's emergency rate cut has on your credit card interest rates. What does the latest Fed rate cut mean for your credit card? You can ...

American consumers should educate themselves on the sometimes-tricky math of inflation and interest rates, the experts say, because both metrics have been on the rise. A consumer who doesn’t ...

"Interest-rate cuts will be helpful," Slok told MarketWatch ... "Fed rate cuts will not solve this problem." While the U.S. Treasury has lately concentrated its borrowing needs in shorter ...