NEW YORK — Google’s Wallet is getting thicker, with the addition of Visa, American Express and Discover to the search company’s payment system, which aims to make cellphones the credit cards of tomorrow. MasterCard, the other major payment processor, is ...

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WASHINGTON — Americans took on more debt in May and used their credit cards more for only the second time in nearly three years, stepping up borrowing just as the economy began to slump and hiring slowed. The Federal Reserve ...

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is poised to limit the fees that banks can charge retailers for swiping debit cards to 21 cents, a higher cap than initially proposed. Banks succeeded in convincing the Fed that its initial cap of ...

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WASHINGTON — Americans borrowed more money in April for the seventh straight month, but they cut back on using their credit cards. Consumer borrowing rose by nearly $7.2 billion, fueled by greater demand for school and auto loans, the Federal ...

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WASHINGTON — Americans borrowed more money in April for the seventh straight month, but they cut back on using their credit cards. The Federal Reserve says consumer borrowing rose by nearly $7.2 billion, fueled by greater demand for school and ...

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WASHINGTON — Three of America’s four largest banks are launching a system that lets customers transfer money from their checking accounts using only a mobile number or e-mail address. The banks say the service, called clearXchange, will make payments easier ...

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NEW YORK — A stronger credit-card business helped Target Corp.’s net income rise 2.7 percent in the first quarter, even as customers were cautious about buying because of higher gas and food prices. Target’s credit-card business, which it uses to ...

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Erin Abell left a job in finance to volunteer for John McCain’s presidential campaign in early 2008. She had hoped to return to the industry after the election, but by then Wall Street was on life support, and Abell had ...

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NEW YORK — With the possible theft of millions of consumer email addresses from an advertising company, several large companies have started warning customers to expect fraudulent emails that try to coax account login information from them. A dozen companies ...

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Credit card users are in for another surprise, and for a change it’s a pleasant one. Banks are reducing some cardholders’ interest rates, thanks to a section of the credit card reform law that requires them to review any rate ...

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