A proposed settlement in a long-running merchant lawsuit would give stores more freedom to block rewards cards — but it ...

Visa and Mastercard have reached a revised settlement, slightly lowering swipe fees and granting merchants more flexibility.

Visa and Mastercard would lower swipe fees, also called interchange fees, by 0.1 percentage point for five years—they ...

The implication for credit card swipe-fee rule changes — whether voluntary or legislative — is that credit card-issuing banks will find a way to make up for lost profit. But according to Ulzheimer, ...

A settlement between Visa, Mastercard and merchants could usher in a new era of tiered pricing at the register.

Competition nudges Visa and Mastercard to settle with merchants.

Visa and Mastercard are close to coming to an agreement with merchants that stands to lower interchange fees for businesses that accept credit card payments. The reported arrangement, which will ...

Visa and Mastercard’s proposed settlement would reduce swipe fees. Here's what that would mean for your credit card rewards.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's annual report on college credit card agreements showed a decline of 23 percent in college agreements from 2011 to 2012. "Students and their families should ...

The legal agreement, if approved by a federal court, could end two decades of litigation between the two biggest U.S. card ...

When a credit card company agrees to accept less than the full amount you owe — say, $20,000 on a $30,000 balance — it’s ...

As part of the proposed settlement, the credit card companies will temporarily lower the swipe fees for merchants. But not ...