Achieve reports that "charged-off as bad debt" means creditors consider an unpaid debt uncollectible, impacting credit scores and potential collections.

The U.S. government’s national debt recently topped $34 trillion, a new record. But how worried should you be about the country’s borrowing? The debt has been a source of tension among politicians, ...

Record numbers of UK households are struggling with debt and in urgent need of help with their finances. New research by campaign group Debt Justice found that 13% of the population – equivalent to ...

When I recently reviewed my columns of past years, I was surprised I hadn’t written about “the debt” — meaning the national debt — in six years. If anything, concerns about the national debt have ...

A debt fund is an investment pool, such as a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund, in which core holdings are fixed income investments.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected Congress' bipartisan plan that would have temporarily funded the government and dodged a serious shutdown that could begin on Friday night. But Trump ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Debt is a widespread problem in the United States, with ...