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NPR is doing stories about credit cards and how to manage them smartly — without getting in over your head — while taking advantage of the best rewards programs. We want to hear your strategies.

Two of the nation's biggest credit card companies hope to combine forces. Capital One has offered to buy Discover Financial in a deal valued at $35 billion.

Goerke, who's singing in the current Metropolitan Opera Ring cycle, overcame a vocal crisis to become one of today's leading dramatic sopranos.

Fayetteville State University is adding oversight after a state auditor's report found nearly $700,000 in improper credit card purchases.

Klarna, Affirm, and other companies are pushing "buy now, pay later" sales models. And consumers are taking advantage.

NPR's A Martinez asks Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about what the Federal Reserve's plan to consider raising interest rates means for your wallet.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new rule Tuesday capping late fees on credit cards, a move designed to save customers an estimated $10 billion a year. Critics promised a lawsuit.

A new "merchant code" for credit cards will categorize purchases made at gun stores. But there are limitations on its usefulness — including that most guns in the U.S. aren't bought at such outlets.

The temporary injunction imposed by Judge Mark Pittman in the Northern District of Texas is a win for the big banks and major credit card companies. The plan was set to go into effect next week.

Our personal finance guru answers your questions on paying down credit card debt.