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

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

Filing for bankruptcy can provide serious relief from your mounting debt, but there are a few things to know first.

Bankruptcy is a serious decision with long-lasting consequences. Before taking that step, explore these six alternatives.

A new report finds that people are spending more on their cards and paying down less. Financial experts offer tips for ...

Sadly, it requires quite a bit of time for negative information to fall off your credit reports. For example, delinquencies ...

Having high credit debt can be a real stress on you and your family. But there are ways for you to improve your financial ...

American Consumer Credit Counseling is a nonprofit agency that helps consumers get their finances under control. It offers credit and bankruptcy counseling as well as a debt management program.

The company believes education is a key part of a person's financial success. It provides credit counseling, debt consolidation and financial education. Consolidated Credit Canada offers nonprofit ...

"If you're at 760, or 780, you're already getting the best you can get," Jim Droske, president of the credit counseling company Illinois Credit Services, said. "You're already hitting that ...

Across the country, credit card debt is a staggering $1.17 trillion, and the average credit card interest rate is more than ...