Got credit card debt? You aren’t alone. In the second quarter of 2025, total credit card debt in the U.S. reached a record ...

A merican households are drowning in debt like never before. Total credit card balances have soared past $1.21 trillion ...

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 ...

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

Americans suffer high amounts of consumer debt, primarily revolving credit card debt. In February 2025, the average credit card debt per American was $6,455, up $194 from a year ago. However, that ...

While headlines focus on inflation, market instability, and job growth, another crisis has been quietly unfolding: student loan debt. As of April 2025, roughly 5.8 million federal student loan ...

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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati officials gathered Monday to announce that more than 100,000 residents have had medical debt ...

Schemes allegedly took in millions in up-front fees but provided no assistance. — -- Federal and state authorities are cracking down on multiple purveyors of so-called “student loan debt relief,” ...