Americans tidied up their household balance sheets to start 2025, cleaning up some credit card and auto loan debt, new data showed Tuesday.

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Visa and Mastercard introduce artificial intelligence to automate card spending. But some alternatives may already exist.

April 2025 credit card delinquency and net charge-off rates both improved from the prior month and a year ago as its lending ...

Even though a car loan can sometimes be a form of good debt, Orman urges caution. "Remember, if you buy a new car, the second ...

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Balance transfers are a useful tool for paying off credit card debt, as they allow you to move high-interest debt to a card ...

The adjusted balance is how credit card issuers determine how much interest you owe on your credit card balance after ...

Credit card debt can be suffocating for many Americans. During your working years, though, you have better opportunities to ...

When it comes to researching strategies and tips for paying off your debt, it’s easy to get lost down a rabbit hole, which ...

OpenSky reports your payment history to the three main credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — each month. If you fail to make payments, this will be reported as an overdue account to the ...

We’re not in a recession (as of this writing, at least), but that doesn't mean people aren't stressed. A NerdWallet survey ...