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Credit card interest rates are near record highs and President Trump has called for a 10% cap on those rates starting Tuesday.

Our personal finance guru answers your questions on paying down credit card debt.

Retailers have been complaining that credit card companies have the upper hand - charging them "swipe fees" when customers use cards. A bipartisan bill is in the works that could change that dynamic.

Before the pandemic, replacing a debit or credit card used to take about a week. Now, it's taking longer — sometimes weeks longer.

Talking about money with people you love can be difficult. Financial therapist Amanda Clayman answers your tricky (and anonymous) financial questions.

- NPR's John Ydstie reports on the growing problem of personal debt in the United States. Ydstie says that more than ever before, Americans are stuggling to meet their payments, mostly because of the vast array of credit cards that have become so easy to obtain.

Many people do not understand the difference between debit and credit cards. That was exemplified when we took an unscientific survey of people on the street in Washington, D.C. So, Lynn Neary turns to Ronnie Roha, associate editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, to answer the question at hand.

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On Monday's Scoreboard... The Bills lost yesterday, but perhaps it’s for the best, plus their Wild Card matchup is set. The Sabres wrapped up their road trip with three straight losses as they approach the halfway point of the regular season; and USA Hockey claimed gold at the World Juniors.

Noah talks to Scott Harris, senior writer for the Industry Standard magazine, about the life and career of Barney McNulty, who died earlier this week. McNulty is credited for inventing and perfecting the technique of cue cards used for television hosts starting in the late 1940s. McNulty was considered "king of the cue cards", and worked with the best in the business, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and others. He always said there was an art to being a "good flipper", keeping the right pace and rhythm with your talent. Decades after inventing the cue cards, they are still used today for TV talents such as David Letterman and Jay Leno.