Credit Card Debt News

Dear Liz: I will be inheriting around $300,000 over the next year. My instincts are to pay down debt with this money.

Debt still piles up during the holidays, but some folks are learning how to use, and how not to use, credit, said Terri Stocki, certified education director for Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Americans boosted their borrowing in October, led by another big increase in auto and student loans and the biggest rise in credit card debt in five months.

Most people in real estate don't expect interest rates to stay down much longer.

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Try as they might, the married couple just can't make any progress against a credit-line debt of about $93,000.

Graduating from college and entering the real world can easily put you in a state of anxiety.

Had a problem with a mortgage, bank account or service, credit card, debt collection, credit report, money transfer, payday loan, vehicle, consumer, or student loan? The Federal Government Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be able to help you.

African Americans have been pummeled by the recent financial crisis, including facing the most adverse consequences of credit card debt, and higher interest rates, according to a recently released study by the NAACP and Demos, a U.S.-based research and policy center.

Revolving credit, which largely reflects money owed on credit cards, advanced by a seasonally adjusted $4.33 billion in October, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

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There was one time I got into credit card trouble, and it scared me quite a bit.

Conventional wisdom is often a good thing, or at least harmless. For instance, even if chicken soup doesn't help your cold and research shows it probably does help it won't hurt you.

Holiday sales are nice, but the savings they provide don't automatically make the season affordable.

New Yorker Jessica Jaye*, 43, believed the only thing between having an apartment and living on the streets was her ability to manage her five-figure credit card debt by using one card to pay down another.

In a decision from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, that court affirmed the Bankrupcty Court's original decision when a former husband appealed a decision that ordered him to cough up nearly $5,000 arising out of a fraudulent transfer during the divorce.

Shopping for Black Friday started early this year. The annual shopping frenzy is seemingly replacing the Thanksgiving emphasis on gratitude and family with thoughts of buying and bargains.

BRITAIN is becoming bouncy and, in places, bubbly. A pumped-up housing market and cheap mortgages have sent households on a shopping spree; many are raiding savings and taking on new credit-card debt.

WASHINGTON , Dec. 4 -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People issued the following news release: African Americans face unique financial strain and suffer more negative consequences than other groups from their credit card debt, according to a new report from Demos and the NAACP .

A debt consolidation loan is a large loan used to pay off smaller debts. It can be an excellent tool to lower overall interest on outstanding loans and credit card debt, and provide a means to enjoy the ease of a single monthly payment.