Paul is the lead credit cards editor at NerdWallet. He spent 15 years in newsrooms at the Des Moines Register and USA Today, then a decade as a freelancer. He fills his free time with home improvement projects, biking, walking the dog and losing to his kids at video games.
Chase has revised the rewards structure for its popular flat-rate cash-back card, the Chase Freedom Unlimited®. New cardholders will get a higher cash-back rate in the first year — 3% on up to $20,000…
Some credit card mistakes are well-known and easily avoided — like missing a payment and incurring a late fee — yet many people still get tripped up. Other mistakes aren’t as…
The trouble started when the dishwasher stopped. As someone who thinks about credit cards for a living and as a hobby (shut up), I see a silver lining in every…
Tracing its history back to 1930, American Airlines is one of America’s three “legacy” carriers and one of the most visible brands in aviation. In 2015, US Airways merged with American’s…
Anyone can end up with credit card debt. The important thing is what you do with it. NerdWallet’s Credit Cards content team talks about how they’ve dealt with their own…
Holders of Chase credit and debit cards will soon get access to a new shopping platform that gives them automatic statement credit for purchases from select merchants. “Chase Offers” will appear…
For the second straight year, Discover is showing its cards … so to speak. The credit card issuer has announced its 5% quarterly bonus categories for all of 2019, something it also…
AARP is known for the discounts it arranges for its nearly 38 million members. To qualify for membership, of course, you need to be at least 50 years old. But the…
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson offers branded credit cards through U.S. Bank. Whether you should get one depends on how good your credit is and just how much you love the big bikes with…
