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Debt hits $18.4T as credit cards drive a new record

American households are carrying a record load of obligations, with total consumer balances climbing to levels that would ...
American households are carrying a record debt load, with balances now approaching $18.6 trillion and high-interest plastic doing more of the heavy lifting than ever. The surge in credit card use is ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9% — between 2020 and 2022, according to a report Tuesday from the U.S. Consumer Financial ...
There’s a growing wave of consumer debt — to the tune of $17.1 trillion — spreading across America, and one Texas couple is right in the thick of it. San Antonio-based teachers, Lily, 33, and Mark, 40 ...
Deacon and Kim Hayes are now debt-free with two kids. After Deacon and Kim Hayes tied the knot in 2008, the couple said they wanted to tackle their pile of debt. Between the two of them, the Hayes ...
WASHINGTON -- While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem "in the weeds," it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol ...
Debt Support National announced today the expansion of its debt relief connection services to Missouri residents. The expansion addresses increasing demand for debt assistance resources in the state ...
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