If you’re struggling with crushing credit card debt and mounting overdue bills, debt settlement could be a lifeline, helping you clear your balances for less than you owe. When you successfully settle ...

Credit card debt has become a massive issue for Americans over the last few years — and that problem is compounding rapidly, according to recent data. As of the fourth quarter of 2024, cardholders ...

Disputing collections debt can protect your credit, but only if you know when it actually makes sense to do so.

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It’s the little expenses that add up, like buying new clothes, shoes, pots and pans or paying for Uber rides. For the 13,000 households without a home in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton fires ...

If debt collectors are calling you daily but you can't afford to pay off what you owe, the idea of enrolling in a debt management program can be pretty tempting. After all, these programs claim to ...

You may have options if a debt settlement no longer feels right, but the timing, paperwork and payments matter.

The Social Security Administration announced Thursday that a debt collection program paused during March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic would resume immediately. The Treasury Offset ...

Many Americans are deep in the red. In fact, household debt hit $18.59 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As people find themselves drowning in ...