Considering credit card debt relief in the last month of 2025? Here's why it may (or may not) make sense to pursue.

There are real, legitimate debt relief companies. But there has also been a rise in complaints about companies pretending to ...

Government credit card relief options may be scarce, but there are several other paths to reduce what you owe.

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

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Debt is often discussed in negative terms, but debt isn’t just good or bad. It falls on a spectrum, and how you manage it ...

In April 2025, Freedom Debt Relief reviewed data from tens of thousands of people actively looking for help with their debt. The numbers might be surprising. About one in four has at least one account ...