Credit cards make shopping, travel and dining easy — but missing payments can trigger serious consequences. Here’s what can happen and what you can do.

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After barely rising in August, consumer debt grew modestly in September, likely reflecting growing debt stress on American ...

Nikki and her second husband, who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, are $300,000 in debt — and $120,000 of that is owed to the IRS. While they’ve set up a payment plan, the IRS has already sent ...

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A report found that while 19.66% of Ohio credit card payments were overdue in the second quarter of last year, 28.65% were in ...

U.S. households collectively carry about $18.6 trillion in total debt, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Five benchmarks can help you determine how well you're progressing toward financial goals. Here's what you need to measure to evaluate success.