Americans are carrying record-high credit card balances right now, with collective credit card debt currently topping $1.23 trillion nationwide. As a result, the financial strain is being felt across ...

A new bill would mandate that federally issued credit cards get deactivated as soon as a government employee leaves their job, after an audit earlier this year found there were more active federal ...

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak, Iowa) on the senate floor in July, 2025. (RI file photo) Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says it’s time to impose more oversight of the credit cards federal employees use ...

Elon Musk’s marathon of government cuts in his first month at DOGE echoes his Twitter takeover back in 2022. Here’s a breakdown of his playbook, and why critics say it doesn’t translate directly to ...

In a move to curb federal spending, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has deactivated over 523,000 government credit cards. What Happened: DOGE announced the deactivation of the credit ...

Merchant groups are not taking a position on President Donald Trump's threats to cap interest rates, but they are bullish on ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The shutdown has prompted credit card companies to send messages to consumers offering assistance if you're impacted due to the Federal government shutdown. "They would much prefer ...

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service needs to do a better job of tracking the use of government-issued credit cards, according to a Treasury Department watchdog. A review of purchases found most ...