Early Glance: Credit Card companies

Shares of some top credit card companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:American Express Co. fell $.04 or .1 percent, to $52.83.Capital One Financial Corp. fell $.13 or .3 percent, to $49.16.Discover Financial Services ...

Midday Glance: Credit Card companies

Shares of some top credit card companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:American Express Co. fell $.04 or .1 percent, to $52.83.Capital One Financial Corp. fell $.40 or .8 percent, to $48.89.Discover Financial Services ...

Discover defaults, late payments fall in January

Discover Financial Services' latest credit-card data shows consumers are having an easier time paying off their balances on time.

CPP says FSA probe threatens company's future

LONDON (Reuters) - British credit card insurer CPP said its future was at risk following new demands from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulator, which has been scrutinising its business practices for the last year. CPP, whose products are aimed at victims of identity theft, has been under investigation by the FSA since last March. The regulator says CPP may have overstated the risks ...

Giving your kid a credit card? Read this

Should you give your child a credit card? Maybe. Credit cards are an increasingly common payment method in today's world, so the sooner your child learns to manage credit responsibly, the better.