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Credit Cards
Credit Card Debt More than 50 million U.S. household carry credit card debt over from month-to-month and, according to the Federal Reserve, the average amount they owe is $6,270. Nonprofit…
Running up $50,000 in credit card debt is not impossible. About two million Americans do it every year. Paying off that bill? Well, that’s not impossible either, though it is…
Using a credit card is sort of like going down one of those tall slides. It’s fun. But then at the end the ride ends and the climb back up…
Debt has consequences, some of which will surprise the average American. No, we’re not talking jail time. Debtor’s prisons were abolished nearly two hundred years ago, but untamed debt can…
Choose Your Debt Amount Consolidate Debt in Minutes Handling Credit Card Debt While Unemployed A strange thing happened when the COVID-19 economic shutdown hit the United States — millions of…
America is finding it harder than ever to pay off credit card debt. Total credit card debt is $1.115 trillion in 2024, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s up $129 billion in…
If you’re swamped in debt and it’s harder each month to at least pay your minimum credit card balances, inaction isn’t an option. But how do you tackle what could…
About Credit Card Hardship Programs Generally speaking, Americans are late in paying off credit card balances and the situation could get far worse after the devastating fallout from the coronavirus.…
What to Do When You Can’t Afford Credit Card Payments What happens when just meeting the minimum payments is beyond your means and you’ve come to the tough realization you…
The “Statute of Limitations” for credit card debt is a law limiting the amount of time lenders and collection agencies have to sue consumers for nonpayment. That time frame is set by…