Tag Archives: credit card debt

Mostly Depressing, Occasionally Rewarding: When Your Job Is Helping Americans Get Out Of Debt

By Howard Dvorkin | October 15, 2018 - 6:02 pm |October 15, 2018 Uncategorized

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I talk to Jack Phan, CEO of one of the nation’s best and oldest personal finance websites. Continue reading →

Americans Can’t Stop Swiping Their Credit Cards

By Gideon Grudo | September 19, 2018 - 4:00 pm |September 19, 2018 Uncategorized

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We’re twice as likely to add thousands to our debt than anything to our savings. Continue reading →

FREE Credit Freezes For All! It’s Now A Law

By Howard Dvorkin | September 10, 2018 - 3:00 pm |September 10, 2018 Uncategorized

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Thanks to the worst data breach ever, we all get an amazing new crime-fighting tool. Continue reading →

What Can I Do Now To Prepare For A Recession?

By Howard Dvorkin | July 25, 2018 - 2:00 pm |July 25, 2018 Uncategorized

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A reader is scared to death about what will happen to her the next time the economy crashes. Continue reading →

Where Is Credit Card Debt Highest And Lowest?

By Joe Pye | July 12, 2018 - 3:00 pm |July 12, 2018 Uncategorized

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It’s gone up in Florida and down in California this past year. Continue reading →

College Grads: Don’t Let Student Loans Ruin Your Credit

By Joe Pye | July 10, 2018 - 3:00 pm |July 10, 2018 Uncategorized

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A missed payment is the No. 1 way to lose points on your credit score. Continue reading →

More Americans Are Checking Their Credit Scores

By Joe Pye | June 18, 2018 - 7:00 pm |June 18, 2018 Uncategorized

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A study released today says the more we check, the more we know what makes up our score. Continue reading →

Quirky Questions From Perplexed People In Debt

By Howard Dvorkin | May 30, 2018 - 12:00 pm |May 30, 2018 Uncategorized

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Not all the questions to Debt.com are easy to answer. Continue reading →

The States With the Most And Least Credit Card Debt

By Brandon Ballenger | May 14, 2018 - 5:22 am |May 14, 2018 Uncategorized

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The worst way to get out of debt is to pay the bare minimum. Find out how much that would hurt where you live. Continue reading →

When Is A Debt No Longer Collectible?

By Howard Dvorkin | May 9, 2018 - 12:00 pm |May 9, 2018 Uncategorized

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A reader wonders about her father’s credit card bill, which he hasn’t paid in three decades. Continue reading →