Taking out the right loans is a key part of achieving financial success, while the wrong loans can bring high payments and interest charges that can do serious harm to your budget and financial outlook. We help you understand the latest news and trends in financing so you know as much as possible about this essential tool in your financial arsenal.
Staying longer doesn’t always mean you accrue more value.
Millennials are getting older and buying homes. Here’s where they prefer to live.
Younger Americans live where it’s cheap and older ones live where it’s relaxing.
Debt, lack of cash flow, and unemployment lead residents to default on their mortgages.
Your mortgage lender will catch new charges when they pull a copy of your credit report before closing.
It’s a seller’s market and buyers are struggling.
Thanks to the worst data breach ever, we all get an amazing new crime-fighting tool.
Superheroes have mortgages and student loans, too.
Low housing supply makes buyers competitive — even if we’re spending more in interest.
The average American doesn’t earn enough to afford one.
It’s once again rare for homeowners to owe more on their mortgages than what they’re worth.
Washington, D.C. is the nation’s capital of student loan debt.
The total amount of consumer debt is now a trillion dollars higher than during the Great Recession.
Over a 30-year mortgage, homeowners with better credit pay less.
Prepare your paperwork early to expect the loan in less than two month.
As housing costs rise, more owners are cashing in their home’s wealth for money.
With time and patience, that black eye on your credit will heal.
You’re better off saving that money for an emergency and to pay other debt.
A new Bank of America study proves it.
The new season of Mythbusters starts tomorrow. Debt.com’s Money Mythbusters bust these common money myths today.
If your bank is on this list, you might be eligible for free services.
Job market gains and a decrease in inflation are playing a huge role in growth
Most American households can’t afford new cars in all but one of the largest metro areas in the country.
Crippling debt can totally kill our credit history, which makes buying a home or car or even getting a credit card nearly impossible. But some new changes to reporting are going to seriously boost your credit score.
We’re paying off unsecured personal loans faster than auto loans, mortgages, and credit cards and we probably shouldn’t be.
Hint: It’s not as bad as you think.
Learn these lessons and you can save more than China does.
Most everyone believes college is worth the investment, but a lot of Americans wish that it were free.
Why many are struggling to buy and sell homes
Applicants included single moms, cancer survivors, and a Miss America runner-up. So we’re doing it again.
A reader with $80,000 in credit card debt is looking for a way out, and wants to know whether bankruptcy will solve his problems.
Filling out a FAFSA is a difficult and lengthy process. An expert recommends ways to change that.
When companies try to get young people hired with the promise of ‘tuition assistance,’ here’s what they don’t tell you.
When it comes to default rates, private lenders say yes. Some experts disagree.
Credit card use is surging once again – and so is credit card debt. Here’s what to do (and not do) about it.
