LSU basketball star and rapper Flau’jae Johnson has partnered with Experian to promote financial empowerment in Louisiana. On ...

Total outstanding consumer debt stood at $5 trillion as of January, according to the Federal Reserve's G.19 consumer credit ...

It remains unclear how long it will take for consumers to hit their credit limit, but one thing is certain - that time will ...

Ashley Parks is an Associate Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Her focus is on personal finance, particularly covering debt, banking and Gen Z money. Ashley joined Newsweek in 2024 after ...

High interest rates have put pressure on households, but some borrowing costs are starting to ease, even with the Fed on the sidelines.

Legislation to Overturn Medical Debt Rule: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds and Representative Ralph Norman introduced resolutions to ...

Fighting junk fees, tackling medical debt and aiding banking deserts are just some of the protections the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided for rural communities. In February, the ...

RBI's Financial Stability Report 2024 highlights rising household debt, increased consumption loans, and potential macroeconomic weaknesses in India.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which destabilized millions of Americans. This new U.S. government agency' ...

Although Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) priorities and mandates are undergoing shifts with the new Trump administration, the CFPB ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Consumer debt—including credit card balances and auto loans—has ballooned in 2023, and state budgets have been impacted too.

The federal government has called Portfolio Recovery Associates a "repeat offender." A class-action lawsuit in North Carolina ...