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Woman digs out of nearly $20,000 in debt

  • Feb 18
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Education Dept. delays plan to garnish wages of those with defaulted student loans

  • Jan 16
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28-year-old shares tips after paying off $20K debt in under 2 years

NiaChloe Bowman said she paid off her student loan debt in 16 months.

  • Feb 18
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Household debt in America has hit a record high: Report

  • Nov 5, 2025
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How trillions in government debt could hit your wallet, according to experts

  • Aug 5, 2025

Meet recovering super-spenders swearing off shopping and vowing to 'No Buy' in 2025

  • Jul 16, 2025

How Trump’s spending bill could impact student loan borrowers

  • Jul 2, 2025

US projected to default this summer absent congressional action

  • Mar 26, 2025

Americans' credit card debt reaches new record high: Federal Reserve

  • Feb 13, 2025

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What will dismantling the Education Department mean for your student loans?

The Department of Education oversees $1.6 trillion of student loans.

  • Feb 12, 2025

Medical debt in US associated with worse health, premature death: Study

An average of 19.8% Americans had medical debt in collections.

  • Mar 5, 2024

Biden administration finalizes rule cutting credit card late fees

The move is expected to drop the typical credit card late fee to $8 from $32.

  • Mar 5, 2024

Americans' credit card debt hits record $1.13 trillion

Credit card debt increased by $50 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023.

  • Feb 6, 2024

Single mom who paid off $34K of debt empowers other single moms to face their debts

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  • Jan 10, 2024