Credit card debt in America has reached unprecedented levels, with total consumer credit card balances surpassing $1.17 trillion in 2024. This marks a concerning increase from the previous quarter ...

Debt collection lawsuits filed in Texas have exploded by 73 percent over the last decade. For people who find themselves in the crosshairs of creditors, the debt collection process can seem ...

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Jens Nordvig, a currency analyst at Nomura, has produced a useful chart for understanding how the government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff might go from here. His flow chart below both shows ...