Debt can become a significant burden on one's financial well-being, causing stress and hindering the pursuit of long-term goals. But despite the many downsides of taking on too much debt, many people ...

As the credit card bills pile up and the variable interest rates on your cards climb higher, it's easy to become trapped in a cycle of debt that you can't easily overcome. And, when you add the ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Thursday that it will immediately resume debt collection activities through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) that had been paused since 2020. The ...

When debt piles up, it can start to feel like there's no way out. After all, credit card minimum payments barely chip away at your balances, the interest charges keep climbing, and if you're behind on ...

An ongoing effort to wipe out up to $700 million in medical debt for Wayne County residents has made a discovery some may find surprising. Those most in need of medical debt relief were not the ...

Millions of Americans face paycheck cuts starting January 7, 2026, as the federal government restarts student loan wage garnishments. Up to 15% of after-tax income can be withheld for defaulted loans.

New York City officials are finalizing plans to replace a controversial debt collection system by the end of the current fiscal year as unpaid property taxes continue to rise, according to the city’s ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city would invest $18 million to buy up and then erase medical debt for New Yorkers who meet certain qualifications. By Joseph Goldstein New York City will buy up ...

Nearly 40,000 Connecticut residents will soon learn that some or all of their medical debt has been erased, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday.

Hobbs said in a media release that she is "committed to helping Arizonans achieve economic stability and prosperity." ...

Students at Meadow Lane Elementary School in Lee's Summit, Missouri, make their selections from the salad bar and head toward the cashier on April 13, 2023. The report follows the end of the free ...