The math is simple and unforgiving. Say both your annual income and your debt equal $100. Suppose you face a 2 percent ...

The cost of living has risen sharply in recent years, and so have financial stress levels. Recent data shows that three of four Americans today are anxious about their financial situations, and among ...

Falling behind by a payment or two may not seem serious, but your options could narrow if you aren't proactive.

Washington quickly brushed off a startling milestone in a mounting problem. By Peter Coy For years, deficit hawks have been ...

The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged last week what the other two main credit rating agencies did years ago: America has a debt problem. Now it’s time for America to ...

The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains ...

Debt isn’t necessarily a bad thing, most economies run on debt. Governments borrow money to get things done. But the tricky thing about that debt, is that it has a tendency to get away from itself.

Part of the issue is that today's higher everyday costs, elevated interest rates, rising inflation and growing healthcare ...

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