CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit ...

NerdWallet’s annual report shows that household credit card debt growth has slowed, and the gap between wages and cost of ...

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Medical debt comprises the largest category of unpaid balances in collections. The CFPB wants to help ensure that doesn’t ruin Americans’ finances.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has estimated that this could boost the credit scores of people with medical debt by an average of 20 points, potentially improving their access to housing and ...

Experts predict credit card debt growth will slow in 2025, but the financial pressure remains high for many households.

Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from mortgages, car loans or small ...

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Credit card debt can feel like a bad divorce, and this year it's about to get very ugly. Coming off the holidays, credit card ...

Credit-reporting companies will be banned from including medical debt on credit reports, under a rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The rule isn’t slated to go into effect ...

Many couples are setting financially focused New Year's resolutions with hopeful optimism: save more, spend less, and finally get that debt under control. Yet research shows that 23% of them will quit ...

The Biden Administration announced an initiative Tuesday to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports.