With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who ...

Wondering if your debt load is too high? Here's how to gauge it — and what else you should keep in mind right now.

Good debt can increase your net worth and build in value over time. Bad debt is money spent on items that lose their value. Balancing good and bad debt is important to your financial wellbeing. While ...

LendingTree’s study involved analyzing around 400,000 credit reports of users in July through September for 2024 and 2025, ...

Johnson has said the sale of debt owed to the city is “immoral,” on the grounds that “working people and poor people are ...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported U.S. household debt increased to $17.5 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2023. Credit card debt, mortgages and auto loans led to those debt figures. But ...

Debt is often discussed in negative terms, but debt isn’t just good or bad. It falls on a spectrum, and how you manage it plays a big role in how it impacts your finances. Bad debt is usually ...

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Jake Safane has nearly 15 years of journalism and marketing experience on topics ranging from local entrepreneurship to international banking. He has written for publications such as The Economist, LA ...