Don't let these four mistakes wreck your debt payoff plans in 2026. Learn how to outsmart them and ditch your balance faster.

Make a list of your credit card debt, from the highest interest rate to the lowest. Decide how much extra you can spare.

A flood emergency is underway in western Washington as a second surge of rain is causing rivers across the region to rise. by Herb Weisbaum, contributing editor, Checkbook.org Many Americans—about ...

Edidiong Obot is working on her second master’s degree at Georgetown University. Like many students, she has faced student loans and credit card debt. “It was somewhere between $30-50,000 in debt and ...

As credit card charge-off rates continue on a path to hit record lows next year, the number of consumers seeking credit-counseling help also is declining. Consumers have resolved their credit card ...

Americans now owe nearly $5 trillion in non-housing debt, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a sum that’s increased more than 60% over the past decade. As our debt has grown, so has ...

Credit card debt this year is at an all-time high, and more and more cash-strapped consumers add to those numbers every month. If you are getting deeper and deeper in debt on your credit cards, you ...

Government credit card relief options may be scarce, but there are several other paths to reduce what you owe.

U.S. consumers added $16 billion in credit card debt this year, bringing the total to an estimated $1.33 trillion. To avoid ...

After an initial evaluation, a counselor will advise you on the best course of action to tackle your debt, whether you need general personal finance advice, bankruptcy counseling or something else.

Another Federal Reserve interest rate cut could be on the horizon, but what impact will it have on credit card users?