67% Say Personal Finance Should Be Required in High School A mid-February survey reveals that over two-thirds of respondents believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement to graduate from high school. On top of that number, another 26% say…
U.S. Has More Credit Cards Than Ever as Issuance Surged in 2021 U.S. lenders issued more credit cards than ever last year, with a growing share of them going to consumers with lower credit scores. A record 196 million Americans…
Banks Are Making It Easier to Get Credit Cards Lenders are again welcoming borrowers with less-than-pristine credit, a vote of confidence in the health of the U.S. economy and Americans’ finances. An estimated 29.2 million general-purpose credit cards were issued…
