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NPR's A Martinez asks Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about what the Federal Reserve's plan to consider raising interest rates means for your wallet.

A new "merchant code" for credit cards will categorize purchases made at gun stores. But there are limitations on its usefulness — including that most guns in the U.S. aren't bought at such outlets.

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

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times "Your Money" columnist Ron Lieber, about free credit freezes the big credit reporting companies are required to provide for consumers.

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

NPR's Michele Martin talks to Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about penalties imposed on Bank of America for illegal business practices.

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.

Also: The man Oklahoma City police shot and killed was deaf; earthquake rescue efforts in Mexico; and for some reason, a Singaporean baggage handler decided to swap people's luggage tags.

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