You make too much money to be this freaking broke.” That was Dave Ramsey’s verdict on a recent episode of The Ramsey Show ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

U.S. household debt remained at reasonable levels to close out 2025, but the latest data on payments provides more evidence that some Americans, including those on the lower end of the spectrum and ...

Feel sick every time the phone rings? You’re not alone.

DAYTON — Complaints about aggressive debt collectors are on the rise as more people find themselves living paycheck to paycheck. Sam Brashears, a single mom working as an appointment scheduler, has ...

The share of US consumer debt in delinquency rose in the third quarter to the highest level in more than five years as unpaid student-loan balances continued to surge. Around 4.5% of debt was at least ...

LegalShield Index rises 10% in 2025, reaching highest sustained level in years as Americans rely on credit to maintain spending Consumer Finance Subindex surges 6.7% in Q4 as households increasingly ...

Black Americans have been systematically excluded from wealth accumulation through policies and practices that increase debt burdens and limit asset building, leading to chronic financial ...

Bombing Iran, chasing immigrants, and playing tariff hide and seek are popular games that are not improving America’s economic health. That’s our government increasing our deficit and, thereby, our ...

As prices continue to rise across the country, Americans are tacking more and more money onto their consumer debt. Americans have $1.3 trillion in credit card debt, $1.7 trillion in auto loan debt and ...