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Credit card debt rises to $1.26 trillion, nearing all-time record

  • Aug 12
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Defaults on student loans reaching record levels

  • Jul 23

'SAVE' student loan forgiveness plan under threat from courts, Trump

  • Jan 22

NC man's Mega Millions win garnished for debt he didn't owe

  • Jan 17

Changes coming to borrowers who student loans are in default

  • Jan 1

US household debt hits new record high: Report

  • Nov 5, 2025

Trump administration pledges to resume some student loan forgiveness

  • Oct 23, 2025

More than $6.5 billion in medical debt erased in NC, Gov. Stein says

  • Oct 13, 2025

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Billions in medical debt erased for more than 2.5M North Carolinians

  • Oct 13, 2025
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Struggling with credit card debt? These tips could help

  • Aug 20, 2025
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Best way to pay off credit card debt

  • Jan 15, 2024
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Student loan interest to resume, inching closer to end of loan payment pause

  • Sep 1, 2023
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Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness program, Biden pushing ahead with new plan

  • Jun 30, 2023
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Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

  • Jun 3, 2023
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House to vote on debt ceiling deal as lawmakers race to prevent default

  • May 31, 2023
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Debt ceiling timeline: What's next as lawmakers race to pass deal, prevent default

  • May 29, 2023

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Judge nixes a Biden rule in order to keep medical debt on credit reports

Americans' unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week annulled a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have removed such debt.

  • Jul 15, 2025

Medical students concerned about provision in Trump's spending bill: 'It can be very nerve-wracking'

"It can be very nerve-wracking to think, oh my gosh, am I going to be able to do that?"

  • Jul 12, 2025

What the restart of defaulted student loan collection means for borrowers

The Department of Education restarts collections of loans in default on Monday, putting millions of borrowers at risk of having their benefits and wages garnished.

  • May 5, 2025
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5M student loan borrowers face mandatory collections starting May 5 | What you need to know

A defaulted loan is a loan that a borrower hasn't made payments on for 270 days, according to the office of federal student aid. When the loan officially enters default, it becomes eligible for mandatory collections.

  • Apr 22, 2025

Consumers with medical debt stuck in the middle as ban from credit report faces lawsuit

With the new lawsuits, consumers with medical debt will be stuck in the middle but experts say there are options.

  • Jan 15, 2025