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Operating since 1991, the agency specializes in debt management programs to help clients with unsecured debts such as credit cards and store cards, medical bills, signature loans, and collection ...

Increasing inflation could have an impact on the type of debt consolidation it makes sense to pursue right now.

The financial landscape in 2025 is shaping up to be anything but predictable. With shifting economic policies, lingering ...

A new report shows Americans have more than 1.2 trillion in credit card debt. One nonprofit says they have resources to help.

We break down three proven options for tackling debt that don't involve debt settlement or debt relief to help you understand ...

Credit counseling and debt relief are both worth considering, but one may be better than the other. Here's why.

Against this backdrop, many Americans may find themselves looking for ways to both reduce their debt and make ends meet. Fortunately, multiple debt relief strategies can work both independently ...

In the study, the debt-to-income ratio after graduation mattered less about which program students pursued and more about where they pursued it. Other than in the nursing field, for-profit ...

"The truth is that we have a program to provide health care to the poorest people, and that is Medicaid. So oftentimes they are not the ones who are being hit hardest by debt," El-Sayed said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Americans are grappling with a troubling trend in consumer debt. According to a report from The Financial Times, credit card lenders have seen a staggering 50% increase in ...

“We work with people by providing financial counseling, and then we administer debt management programs,” Thomas Nitzsche, a financial educator at Money Management International, sai ...