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Vantiv Inc (NYSE: VNTV), a U.S.-based provider of payment processing services, acquired U.K-based Worldpay in a deal, which is being under-reported, despite the nearly $10 billion price tag on the acquisition, CNBC's Jim Cramer suggested. Vantiv's proposed acquisition of Worldpay is completely...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank expressed concerns over the U.S. consumer credit market, but that doesn't necessarily mean there aren't opportunities for investors looking for exposure to credit card providers. Deutsche Bank's David Ho commented in a research report Monday that consumers are still in a "...

Less than a decade after out-of-control mortgage debt nearly dragged down the entire U.S. economy, the Wall Street Journal reports that by the end of 2016, Americans will collectively hold $1 trillion in credit card debt. The all-time peak for national credit card debt was $1.02 trillion in July...

Credit card giants Visa Inc (NYSE: V) and Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) will likely still be able to grow earnings even if the U.S. economy falls into a recession. Citi analyst Dinad Fandetti stress-tested the two card companies to see how they would perform in a market downturn, and both companies...

Most Americans don't like having credit card debt, but a new survey says over half of U.S. citizens never carry cash, instead relying on credit and debit cards for everyday transactions and purchases. A survey of more than 2,300 American adults by UK-based Vouchercloud.net found 57 percent of...