My husband is 40 and I am 44. When we got married a year ago, I was aware that he had about $67,000 in student-loan debt as well as credit-card debt from living paycheck-to-paycheck. He never ...

If you have experience with credit card debt, you may know that it can get frustrating quickly. That's because in most cases, minimum payments are calculated as 1% of your balance plus interest. So, ...

Debt levels in the U.S. are climbing higher than ever, and the strain is being felt across millions of households. Borrowers are carrying larger balances overall in terms of their debt loads, and ...

One Nashville couple, married five years, has a combined debt of $562,000, although $500,000 of that is mortgage debt. Even ...

Getting married means merging your life to your spouse’s — and often, that includes your financial future. But are you responsible for debts your partner racked up before the wedding? That's the ...

Student loans, credit cards, medical bills—we've all thought about just saying, you know, "screw it." I mean, seriously—what's the worst that can happen if you simply never pay off your debts? Sure, ...

INDIA - JUNE 09: Credit Card in a ladies purse (Photo by Vivan Mehra/The The India Today Group via Getty Images) My husband and I crushed $300,000 of debt in three years, but it wasn’t a straight-line ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. American consumers had total credit card balances of $1.21 trillion as of December 2024, according to the Federal Reserve Bank ...

Some card details on this page may be out of date. I've been committed to living a debt-free lifestyle ever since my husband and I accomplished a mammoth goal of repaying more than $107,000 of debt -- ...

Seeing your score go down after wiping out debt is disheartening. Here's what might've happened behind the scenes. Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and loyalty ...

This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. Your credit report can offer crucial details when you’re being pursued by a debt collector — especially if you question the amount, don’t recognize ...