For many Americans, debt isn’t just a balance on a screen—it’s a daily weight. In a 2025 survey by financial services company JG Wentworth, it was found that nearly half of respondents worry about ...

In just a little over two months, the national debt swelled by $1 trillion. This is twice as fast as the rate of growth since ...

In Arizona, nearly 2,000 people filed complaints last year. 12News is sharing how a Valley organization is working to get ...

In a related trend, state courts are seeing a spike in debt collection lawsuits. Court filings surged in 2023 and 2024, according to a Sept. 2 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts, based on data from ...

Financial therapists recommend small steps at your own pace, including engaging in comforting routines, finding a support buddy and celebrating progress with treats.

Nonprofit credit counseling agencies offer and administer debt management plans, aka DMPs ... They’ll be sold by a bankruptcy ...

Debt collection generates more fraud reports to the FTC than any other industry, according to the agency. But even legitimate collectors must follow strict rules. The Fair Debt Collection Practices ...

BREATHING ROOM. I STARTED TO FEEL THE CRUNCH WHEN I STARTED TO USE CREDIT CARDS FOR JUST DAILY ESSENTIALS. FOR JENNIFER PAEZ, MORE EXPENSES AND LESS MONEY. COMING IN MEANT ONE SIMPLE THING SHE HAD TO ...

I remember I just walked into work and burst into tears… I said: ‘I can't physically afford to live anymore.’” “At that point ...

Indian fixed-income funds experienced a staggering Rs 1.02 lakh crore outflow in September 2025, a significant jump from ...

According to data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi), debt mutual funds (MFs) witnessed an outflow of ₹1.02 ...

Investors withdrew ₹1 lakh crore from debt mutual funds in September, with liquid and money market funds seeing significant ...