Missing a credit card due date by a single day feels like a small slip, but on the lender's side it can trigger fees, ...

Even a one-day slip can trigger fees, higher rates, and credit score damage if you're not careful.

Credit card issuers are increasingly scrutinizing how customers pay their bills, and one particular tactic can trigger the ...

Most credit card companies will report a late payment once it's past due for 30 or 60 days. While missed payments will stay on your credit record for seven years from the date of activity, that ...

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

U.S. consumers added $16 billion in credit card debt this year, bringing the total to an estimated $1.33 trillion. To avoid ...