With inflation still squeezing household budgets and interest rates staying high for most of the year, national consumer debt continues to climb across borrowing categories — from mortgages and credit ...

Consumers in the United States owed $17.57 trillion in total debt as of the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, according to Experian data. That's a 2.4% increase from the $17.15 trillion total Experian ...

For many families, credit card debt is a huge source of stress, and when the bills keep piling up, it might seem like there’s no way out. But before you lose hope, you may qualify for debt ...

IT’S HELPING FAMILIES, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SIGN UP. AS WE CAME CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE END OF PAYING IT OFF, WE JUST FELT BETTER AND BETTER. IAN MOORE SAYS CREDIT CARD BALANCE ...

When margin debt surges 45% while consumer sentiment plummets to near-record lows, history says a crash follows. Thursday, it started. Nvidia beat earnings by billions, but the market didn’t care, ...

ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foreclosure legal inquiries jumped nearly 30% year-over-year in the second quarter as mounting consumer debt pushed Americans to seek legal help at the highest rate since ...

There’s been a big uptick in consumer debt this spring. The Federal Reserve reports that consumer credit in April rose by nearly $18 billion, or 4.3% on an annualized basis. That was a lot more than ...

And total household debt now exceeds $18 trillion. In the US Capitol, an unstoppable force is about to meet an immovable object—respectively, Republicans’ insatiable desire for tax cuts and the nation ...

After unexpectedly surging in July, consumer debt returned to its previous trend and flatlined again in August, signaling growing financial stress on American households. It contracted in May and June ...

Cohlette Carlino walked into small claims court in Lynn recently to discuss a $1,063 debt a California-based company said she owed on an old credit card. In the courtroom, an attorney who represented ...

Despite attempts at financial equality, gender continues to impact nearly every aspect of personal finance, including earning, spending, investing and consumer debt. Men on average earn more than ...

Consumer lending in Spain has hit levels not seen since the eve of the global financial crisis, reflecting both the Spanish ...