Nearly 175 million Americans carried credit card debt into the holiday season, according to TransUnion data. With balances averaging more than $6,500 and APRs hovering around 23%, clearing the ledger ...

Climbing out of debt is a perennial New Year’s resolution for many Americans — and it’s easy to see why. Nearly 7 in 10 people reported feeling “financial stress” in a recent survey, with about a ...

A 28-year-old woman who prioritized getting out of debt is revealing how she paid off nearly $20,000 in less than two years.

When you’re crunching the numbers to figure out how to pay off debt, you may be overlooking a major source of help: your home. Borrowing against your home equity — or the difference between how much ...

Credit card debt is often the most costly type of debt Americans can take on, largely due to the incredibly high interest rates many cards carry. On top of credit card debt being at a record high, the ...