Debt consolidation and bankruptcy are strategies to relieve debt, but the effects are radically different. Bankruptcy can ...

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Drowning in credit card debt? Debt settlement could help, but the trade-offs might cost you. Here's what to know.

Kylie Scarletta, 22, from Wisconsin, told Newsweek: "I want to help break that cycle and normalize these conversations." ...

When people take out HELOCs from Better.com (BETR), debt consolidation is currently the top reason, said Kevin Ryan, president and chief financial officer at the online lending company. Rising home ...