Lots of retailers offer their own store credit cards. Costco, Target, Home Depot, Nordstrom, Gap -- those are just some of many examples. Store cards often include an introductory discount, too. When ...

Picture a scenario where you’re at a store checkout point waiting for your turn and once there, the cashier offers you 20% off your purchase. The catch is that you’ll only get the deal if you sign up ...

NEW YORK — When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria’s Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line. When her school break was over, she realized she could ...

If you're doing any of your holiday shopping in person this year, you may be asked if you'd like to sign up for a store credit card at checkout. It's a tempting offer. You can generally apply right ...

You can almost count on a store asking if you want to apply for their credit card at checkout. Our friends at Money Talks News show us some pros and cons of store credit cards. When you're out ...

Nearly every store has rewards credit cards available for customers, but not all the offers add up to major savings. These offers are often the "genesis" of long-term issues, one personal finance ...

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Few things can make consumers angrier than getting charged for items they didn’t buy, never received or aren’t happy with. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has logged hundreds of consumer ...

Store credit cards are widely available, and a growing number of popular stores in Canada, including Tims, Canadian Tire, ...

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While store cards generally offer exclusive discounts and loyalty benefits, even to people with subpar credit, most come with caveats that don't apply to good, general-purpose bank credit cards. Here ...