Americans eased up on credit card and car debt to start the year, but new data shows student loan delinquencies surged.

I’ve been working now for about five years, but it seems like I just can’t get ahead of the credit-card debt, and it feels ...

A wife recently checked into her household finances and discovered that there was $31,000 in credit card debt. With her ...

Credit cards can be used as an alternative to emergency cash saved in an emergency fund if you don’t have it. While this ...

A financial advisor offers practical tips to help people reduce credit card debt and build long-term financial control.

When a credit card debt goes into collections, you still owe the original balance — but on top of that, most creditors will ...

There are plenty of reasons why people end up with credit card debt. It may be that you got stuck paying for home repairs you ...

Debt settlement, aka debt relief, debt resolution or debt negotiation, means contacting your creditors and asking them to ...

We’re not in a recession (as of this writing, at least), but that doesn't mean people aren't stressed. A NerdWallet survey ...

According to our annual analysis, a household with revolving credit card debt owes over $10,000 on average. Let’s play out this scenario with a debt consolidation loan. If you have $10,000 in ...

Authorized user accounts mean only the account holder is liable for the debt, and that individual can control how much an authorized user charges to the card. But a joint credit card account ...

"Get that out of the way," he says ... full advantage of the balance transfer card. And once your credit card debt is more under control, you can work on charging only what you know you can ...