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Personal FinanceU.S. credit card defaults soar; total debt hits 12-year high
By Alicia AdamczykJanuary 23, 2025
HealthBiden administration bars medical debt from credit scores
By KFF Health NewsJanuary 7, 2025
SuccessIt’s not Gen Z this time. Gen Xers are working the most gigs to stave off financial insecurity
By Chloe BergerOctober 23, 2024
Trump pumps his fist in front of the American flag while wearing a suit and red MAGA hat.
PoliticsTrump to propose making car loan interest fully tax-deductible
By Hadriana Lowenkron and BloombergOctober 10, 2024
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Personal FinanceStore credit card interest rates average 30% vs. 21% across all cards
By Adriana Morga and The Associated PressSeptember 23, 2024
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FinanceUS borrowing blows past predictions in July, with debt growing over $25 billion
By Vince Golle and BloombergSeptember 9, 2024
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FeaturesThe rich can’t sell their art, so they’re using it as collateral for cash loans
By Katherine Doherty, Todd Gillespie and BloombergAugust 16, 2024
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Personal FinanceU.S. households are piling on record credit card debt, says Fed report
By Alicia AdamczykAugust 6, 2024
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Personal FinanceStates that legalized online sports betting saw bankruptcies and debt collections jump, study says
By Immanual John Milton and BloombergJuly 26, 2024
Affirm CEO Max Levchin
SuccessPayPal cofounder Max Levchin’s traumatic debt experience motivated him to create Affirm. Now he’s dreaming of a world without credit cards
By Chloe BergerJune 26, 2024
HealthAmericans would rather have medical debt relief than student loan forgiveness: ‘I don’t think anyone should have to go into financial ruin to live’
By Cora Lewis, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressJune 18, 2024
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TechApple exits buy-now-pay-later business as the sector draws regulatory scrutiny
By Mark Gurman and BloombergJune 17, 2024
FinanceAn ultra-popular home loan right now allows a 3.5% down payment
By Amanda GerutMay 16, 2024
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Personal FinanceNearly one-fifth of Americans have ‘maxed out’ their credit cards as inflation and high interest rates push delinquencies to 3-year high
By Alicia AdamczykMay 14, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon (L) react during the inauguration of the new French headquarters of US' JP Morgan bank on June 29, 2021 in Paris.
FinanceU.S. panic over national debt might mark a culture shift—are Americans becoming more ‘European’ about money?
By Ryan HoggApril 26, 2024
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