With two of the largest card issuers making the leap, it is only a matter of time until other banks introduce some form of an annual fee themselves, says Curtis Arnold, the founder of CardRatings.com, a credit-card comparison site. “It’s a monkey...

The U.S. Postal Service reported a $3.8 billion loss in the 2009 fiscal year, and plans to propose to Congress in 2010 that it drop Saturday delivery. The agency already reduced expenses by $6 billion during the year ended Sept. 30. Those measures...

"Payment method vulnerable to thieves" Your new frugal lifestyle is about to get tested by the biggest consumer challenge of the year — holiday shopping. Even if you’re among the thriftiest who have pared back spending and paid off debt this year,...

Middle-class shoppers who have been hit by the recession are stealing hundreds of millions of pounds of expensive food in an effort to maintain their high standard of living, according to a new survey. Quality cuts of meat, fresh fish and high-priced...

On television it’s hard to miss the wildly popular band of slackers singing ruefully from a shabby apartment or while waiting tables in pirate regalia. The ruined credit that led to their financial misfortune might have been sparkling if only...