The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is on a mission to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices. It issued advisories in October identifying illegal practices and ...

40% of individuals polled say they waited more than two years to seek professional debt help, even as almost 4 in 5 say being in debt caused their mental health to suffer. Credit cards reported as ...

Germany prides itself on providing a generous welfare state — free universities, universal healthcare and promises of protection from life’s hardest blows are a key part of its contemporary identity, ...

As credit card balances climb and interest rates remain high, Debt Awareness Week, sponsored by Debt.com, draws attention to the mounting financial pressure facing millions of Americans and the urgent ...

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 ...

Despite Texas’ reputation for affordability, its major cities lead the nation in non-mortgage debt, with Austin residents owing an average of $45,920, according to a LendingTree study. The study, ...

Financial guru Dave Ramsey advised a 27-year-old caller struggling with debt and homelessness that bankruptcy would not solve his problems, emphasizing the importance of stability and personal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are two fundamental fiscal truths: America has a debt problem, and dealing with the debt will not be easy. So far, our ...