The Better Business Bureau offers these tips for avoiding debt relief scams: * Don’t pay in advance. It’s illegal for debt ...

Advocates fear consumers could be left to fend for themselves in a complicated financial marketplace if the CFPB is ...

Once you've paid off your credit card debt, avoid carrying a balance again. Make a monthly plan for how much you can afford to charge on your credit card and pay it off in full when the bill comes due ...

Altogether, consumers owe a record $1.21 trillion on their credit cards, according to a separate report from the Federal ...

By the end of 2024, Americans’ credit card debt reached an all-time high of $1.21 trillion—up $45 billion from the previous quarter and 7.3% higher than in 2023. A major factor in this increase was ...

A mericans are increasingly struggling with their credit card debt, with the number of cardholders making minimum-only ...