Taking out a personal loan offers short-term relief, but it might not solve the bigger problem many borrowers face.

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 ...

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A pair of experts with competing views tell the Deseret News why the debt presents problems for everyday Americans.

While debt collectors have broad authority to pursue unpaid balances, there are important limits to know.

There's an economic fantasy you sometimes hear in D.C. It often gets trotted out when politicians are trying to add billions or trillions to the... A thought experiment on how to fix the national debt ...

Debt settlement and bankruptcy are drastic solutions for serious financial problems. Most consumers who qualify for Chapter 7 are better off choosing bankruptcy. Debt settlement can be a better option ...

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 ...

Elon Musk says AI and robotics are the only way to solve America's $39 trillion debt crisis. Here's what he said, why economists are skeptical, what it means ...

One of the core tenets of Armstrong's plan to tackle the debt involves amending the Constitution to include a requirement that the fiat currency be backed by a hard asset, such as Bitcoin, that has a ...

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, ...