“Prioritize debts secured by a house or car, necessities like utilities and debts that can’t be discharged, including student ...

Interest rate cap. Military families receive unique financial advantages, including provisions in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The SCRA caps interest rates on pre-service debts at 6% during ...

It offers credit counseling, debt management plans, and budgeting and financial education to individuals and families to help them reduce their debts. All counselors must achieve and maintain ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held ...

We caught up with a Millennial who is halfway through paying off $100,000 in debt and how credit counseling is helping him do it. Joshua Brechter, 29, is facing what 88% of Millennials are facing: ...