Before applying for a debt consolidation loan, ensure you meet lender requirements. Many set a minimum credit score, maximum ...

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You may be eligible for a debt consolidation loan even with bad credit, if you know where to look Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Amy Boyington is a contributor to Buy Side and a finance ...

Bad debt can also affect your credit. Your credit utilization, which is the percentage of your available credit that you're using, plays a major role in your credit score. High balances and maxed-out ...

A newly-released report shows credit card debt soaring to record levels, with Americans owing more than $1.2 trilling at the end of 2024. The data, released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MoneyMutual, a trusted online lending connection service, today announced the ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Find my match Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. A debt management plan (DMP) can help you ...

Figuring out when to take out a loan, pay cash, use leverage, or pass when something isn't affordable. Unpacking good vs bad debt. Myth: you should always pay cash if you can. Fact: investors should ...

There’s a lot of talk about debt and whether it is good or bad. As a general rule, when discussing money matters or, really, anything in life, whenever superlatives are used, something is probably ...

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(NewsNation) — Debt settlement is a last resort option for someone looking to get out of credit card debt, and there are tax implications for those who go that route. Americans collectively owe more ...

A debt consolidation loan can help you streamline credit cards and other high-interest debt, but favorable terms often ...