'It's A Reality Of Where We Are,' 71% Of Adults Say Debt Is Keeping Them From Building Wealth

Consumer debt has been steadily growing over the last decade, and now an overwhelming majority of Americans say that their ...
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Americans losing grip on debt as delinquencies surge and borrowing costs bite

Rising auto, credit card, and student loan delinquencies signal growing financial strain among U.S. households• Younger and ...

America's $30 Trillion Publicly Held Debt Is 42 Times Larger Than It Was in 1980

In 1980, America's publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25 ...

What a debt crisis would look like and why we must act now

Future generations deserve to inherit a stable and prosperous nation, like the one we inherited, built on sound principles of ...

Americans are drowning in auto loan debt. Why now could be the best time to refinance

Back-to-back rate cuts by the Fed could mean this is the best environment for many borrowers to refinance their car loans.

Ohio’s young people struggle with credit card debt, new Fed analysis shows

A new analysis of Federal Reserve data shows that young adults across the country are carrying dangerous levels of credit card debt, with higher-than-average levels in Ohio. The news comes as ...

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