Premium credit cards grew in 2025, with higher fees, new perks and steady demand amid Visa and Mastercard settlement news.

Credit card customers may experience a new level of complexity with transaction fees and even outright rejection. The Visa-Mastercard settlement announced this week, if approved by the court, could ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Brian Kelly, founder of credit card and travel website "The Points Guy", about the rising fees in the premium credit card space. High-income consumers or those with strong ...

Premium cards offer elite perks like lounge access and travel credits. Using the right rewards (and welcome offers) can easily outweigh high annual fees. The key is finding a card that fits your ...

Premium rewards credit cards offer a lot of benefits but at a high cost. Credit card FOMO can make you feel like you're missing out, and that could lead you to paying more for the wrong card. Your ...

For some Americans, paying a high annual fee on a premium credit card is worth it for the perks. But, with credit card companies hiking those annual fees — by as much as 45% — is fee creep starting to ...

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High-income consumers or those with strong credit scores are being hotly pursued by credit card companies. This is happening at the same time that premium cards - you know, the ones with all the ...