While inflation has cooled substantially in recent months, the lingering impacts of the long-term inflationary environment continue to take a toll on Americans. Right now, prices on housing, food and ...

Americans are carrying more debt than ever before. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Q2 2025 Household Debt ...

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When it comes to borrowing money, not all debt is created equal. According to Ramsey personalities George Kamel and Jade Warshaw, that still doesn’t mean any of it is good. On a recent episode of “The ...

Zombie debt refers to old or expired debts you’ve either forgotten about or never knew about that debt collectors try to resurrect and collect. The most common types of zombie debt include discharged ...