Wondering if your debt load is too high? Here's how to gauge it — and what else you should keep in mind right now.

When a debt is discharged, it can impact what you owe, but the process and outcome aren't always straightforward.

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, ...

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications online.

More than three-quarters of Americans are in some type of debt. Three in five have revolving credit card debt, meaning they ...

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 ...

The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a financial metric that measures a company's financial leverage by comparing its total debt to shareholders' equity. It indicates how much debt a company uses to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. This article is more than 6 years old. In a lot of ways, ...

Washington is gearing up for a fight over the fast-approaching debt ceiling limit after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced last week that the country will hit its borrowing cap of around $31.4 ...

The DSCR measures how well a company can service its debt with its current revenue. Here’s how to calculate it. In a nutshell, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) measures a company’s ability to ...