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Debt

Dig Out of Debt: Use the snowball strategy or avalanche approach

  • Jan 21
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US household debt hits new record high: Report

  • Nov 5, 2025
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Trump administration pledges to resume some student loan forgiveness

  • Oct 23, 2025

Student loan borrowers should take action now

  • Sep 3, 2025

Judge annuls Biden rule, keeping medical debt on credit reports

  • Jul 15, 2025

What to know about the restart of defaulted student loan collections

  • May 5, 2025

5M student loan borrowers face mandatory collections starting May 5

  • Apr 22, 2025

9M student loans past due, delinquencies poised to hit record highs

  • Mar 27, 2025

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Dig Out of Debt: Use the snowball strategy or avalanche approach

  • Jan 21
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Student loan changes: Why borrowers should take action now

  • Sep 3, 2025
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Student loan interest accruals resume

  • Aug 1, 2025
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Judge nixes a Biden rule in order to keep medical debt on credit reports

  • Jul 16, 2025
2:32

Important advice before you start digging out of debt

  • Jun 21, 2025
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9M student loans past due, delinquencies poised to hit record highs

  • Mar 27, 2025
0:36

New federal rule will remove medical debt from credit reports

  • Jan 7, 2025
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President Biden to announce $4.28B in student loan relief for 55K borrowers

  • Dec 20, 2024

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Industry groups sue to stop Biden from banning medical debt on credit reports

The rule ends the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and prevents lenders from using certain medical information in loan decisions.

  • Jan 14, 2025
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Matt Damon joins effort launched by Kristen Bell, Tommy Marcus to help pay people's medical bills

Matt Damon and his wife Luciana are matching donations up to $100,000 to help families with high health care expenses.

  • Jan 8, 2025

New federal rule will remove medical debt from credit reports

A new rule on medical debt could affect millions of Americans' credit scores.

  • Jan 7, 2025

What is the debt ceiling, and is Trump right that a default 'could mean nothing'?

Here's a primer on the debt ceiling and examples of the possible consequences if the United States is unable to pay its debts.

  • Dec 20, 2024

President Biden announces $4.28B in student loan relief for 55K borrowers

President Joe Biden's administration will announce on Friday another $4.28 billion dollars in student loan relief for nearly 55,000 public service workers.

  • Dec 20, 2024