In today’s dynamic financial environment, lending businesses are under growing pressure. Rising delinquency rates, shifting customer expectations, and economic volatility are making traditional, ...

Debt collectors rarely disappear on their own. Old balances can be sold, resold, and pursued in different ways for years, ...

Debt collection is a legitimate business — when done legally. But too often, debt collectors choose to push the boundaries, especially when they assume the person on the other end of the line isn't ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s latest budget speech made a headline announcement that should prompt immediate attention from all of us as taxpayers: Sars has been allocated R4 billion to fund an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Debt is a widespread problem in the United States, with ...

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Credit card, mortgage and other debt balances are on the rise, thanks in part to a combination of inflation and high interest rates. Credit card balances were particularly affected, increasing by 5.8% ...

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, total U.S. household debt rose to $18.04 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The average ...