Learn how the previous balance method calculates credit card interest, its implications for cardholders, and why it might not be the best choice for you.

If you have more than one credit card, you’ve probably gotten offers to transfer a balance to one of your other cards—probably the one that gets used less than the others. Not wanting to be left out, ...

Comparing offers and rates can save you thousands over the life of the loan. Interest on student loans increases the total amount owed and can begin accruing immediately. Student loan interest may be ...

Brittney started her writing career in the world of science, putting her physics degree to good use. Her journey into finance started with building her personal credit, but soon grew into a borderline ...

Now the New Year has well and truly been rung in with the usual bout of fanfare, the financial services profession is turning its mind towards the practical implications falling out of the recent ...

BRUSSELS—European Union governments have approved a change to how they calculate the "structural" government budget balance, a step benefiting countries such as Spain that have suffered large ...