The best way to pay off debt depends on what you owe. Explore strategies like the debt snowball, debt consolidation and debt relief.

Freedom Debt Relief negotiates settlements with your creditors until all of your enrolled debt is resolved. Once you approve ...

New Jersey has eliminated more than $86 million in medical debt for over 53,000 residents in the latest round of relief, ...

A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free is expiring in 2026. It could put borrowers on the hook for thousands ...

The best thing to do when wages are being garnished is to try to lower your expenses and possibly explore consolidation ...

A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy process are succeeding — and that more people like ...

A recent update from the Department of Education said that just 170 student-loan borrowers received income-driven repayment discharges in November.

The Trump administration's final rule on limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is set to go ...

With the controversial Epstein vote in the rearview mirror, it is time for Congress to focus on the debt crisis — to avoid continued inflation and the prospect of a meltdown of the U.S. economy. The ...

After learning her mother took out $200,000 of debt in her name, Kristen Collier felt betrayed. Her new book traces how it pushed her to expose unscrupulous lenders who upend the lives of millions ...

Paying down debt is the top money goal for many Americans heading into 2026. But "being in debt" can mean very different things depending on the household. For some, it's about getting rid of ...