Nicole Dieker has written about personal finance for nearly a decade. In addition to CNET, her work has appeared on Bankrate, CreditCards.com, Vox, Lifehacker, Popular Science, The Penny Hoarder, The ...

Many people get new credit cards to earn valuable bonuses, take advantage of special perks or get interest-free financing. These features can be expensive for card issuers, so they implement rules to ...

When you apply for a credit card, you’ll quickly know whether you’ve been approved or rejected. If your application is ‘pending’, it means the lender needs time to review it, which may take a few days ...

When you apply for a new credit card, you'll probably be asked about your income. Depending on the issuer, you might be asked to list your annual net income, your gross income or simply your total ...

Sometimes you need to cancel an application because you applied for the wrong card, another card has a better sign-up bonus or you realize you don’t need it. Canceling a card can be difficult because ...

Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and loyalty programs, budgeting, and all things personal finance. In addition to writing for publications like Bankrate, CreditCards ...