Bankruptcy Management – Chapter 7 or Chapter 13?
In the face of overwhelming debts and rising costs, individuals sometimes find that best option may be to file for bankruptcy. Although it sounds to m Read more...
California Leads Nation in Consumer Debt
The Golden State loses some of its luster in new figures from the New York Federal Reserve: The bank's data show that California takes the top spot in Read more...
Home Equity Loan Defaults Soar as Housing Values Drop
A sea change is under way in Americans' debt habits: They are changing how they borrow, how they pay their loans, how they get out of debt and when th Read more...
Student Loans Exceed Total Credit Card Debt
New figures from reveal that in aggregate, Americans owe more money in federal and private student loans than they do in revolving credit, reports the Read more...
New Illinois Law Slams Debt Settlement Firms
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a law this week imposing strict new limits on debt settlement companies working in the state, with the aim of prote Read more...
New FTC Rule Protects Consumers from Debt Relief Practices
The Federal Trade Commission issued its final rule on debt relief firms Thursday, banning those that engage in telemarketing from collecting advance f Read more...
New FTC Rules Crack Down on Get Out of Debt Schemers
The Federal Trade Commission revealed a new rule that will ban some types of fees charged by for-profit debt relief companies, reports the Wall Street Read more...
It may sound a bit counterintuitive, but keeping some greenbacks on you can help you stay or get out of debt. Psychological studies have proven that s Read more...
New Department of Education Policy Could Hit For-Profit Colleges
Anyone who has watched television, particularly during weekday hours, or who has taken public transportation, is familiar with the advertisements of f Read more...
Obama Signs Landmark Financial Reform Bill
With a stroke of his pen, President Barack Obama signed a bill and put to rest months of tense, often bitter debate about finance reform. The Dodd-Fra Read more...

