That old adage, ‘Retire without debt,’ may be going the way of the electric typewriter. Nearly every retirement-age American has debt.

Americans are having a harder time managing rising debt burdens and in some cases haven’t been this overextended since the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, ...

Once a finance company charges off your debt, they will either continue to collect the debt on their own or turn it over to a collection agency to collect the ...

Clark Howard, a prominent consumer finance expert, entrepreneur, author and radio host, challenges the conventional wisdom that striving for an 800 credit score (or higher) is a universally ...

Creditors may be prepared to lengthen the maturity terms of bonds or reduce the loan amount in exchange for higher interest. When bondholders propose a change in terms of debt it is called a ...

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It's nice to find a secured credit card with a $0 annual fee. Even better is one that offers a path to upgrade to a regular card. This one does both — and it gives you rewards, too. Many or all ...

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