Debt and the Economy

Number of Americans Behind on Credit Card Payments Nears 15-year High

Millions of Americans Are Defaulting on Loans

An Unusual Trend in the Economy Is Worrying the Fed

What Is Consumer Confidence, And Why Does It Matter? Here’s how this key figure helps gauge the health of the economy.

New Foreclosures Jump 20% in October, a Sign of More Distress in the Housing Market

Foreclosure Starts, REOs Continued to Rise in October

Bank of America: Nearly One-Third of Low-Income US Households Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck

It's Not Just Florida. Real Estate Boomtowns Are Going Bust.

FHA Foreclosures Drag Down Strong Mortgage Performance

Chipotle CEO Sounds Alarm on the American Economy: Gen Z and millennials are too burdened by unemployment and student loans to eat out

Tech Company’s (Roomba) Potential Bankruptcy to Affect 50 Million Devices (Devices would not have software updates, etc.)

Personal Bankruptcy Filings Soar Amid ‘Mounting Financial Pressure’

Subprime Lender PrimaLend Capital Partners Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Debt Collection Complaints Are Surging: Here’s Why

Errors in New Medicare Plan Portal Mislead Seniors on Coverage

Majority of Workers in Survey Say Pay Not Keeping Up with Rising Expenses

Average American’s Credit Score Is Falling. A Wisconsin Professor Says There Are Several Reasons Why.

Medicare Drug Changes Are Coming Next Year. How to Prepare - Rising Medicare Part D costs will talk a bigger hit on seniors' budgets as insurers pass on costs

Ohio’s Young People Struggle with Credit Card Debt, New Fed Analysis Shows

Federal and Postal Workers to See Double-Digit Health Care Premium Increases Again Next Year

Small Businesses Feeling Pinch of Government Shutdown

$1.5 Million Is Retirement 'Magic Number.' (Not in the slightest bit bankruptcy related but handy information to have!)

US Auto Bankruptcies Show Rising Credit Pain in Low-Income Households

Nearly 1 in 5 New-Vehicle Buyers Have $1,000 Monthly Payments (Um? Who? Why? So many questions.)

Social Security Can Cover Your Living Expenses if You Live in these States, Report Finds

Key Savings and Wealth Statistics for 2025: How Americans' Finances Compare (Some of these numbers are “well duh” but some are pretty interesting.)

Meet the Rich Retired Boomers Who Are Now Ultra-Frugal Because They Are Scared of Going Broke—Even After Saving for Decades

More Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck, Putting Retirement Out of Reach, Report Finds

1 in 3 Americans Have No Emergency Savings: Survey

Home Sales Headed for Worst Year Since 1995 as ‘Economic Jitters’ Spread from Buyers to Sellers, Redfin Says

Where's the Prosperity? Middle Class Americans Aren't Feeling It.

Priced Out of Traditional Housing, More Americans Are Living in RVs

Auto Industry Is Flashing a Warning Sign on U.S. Economy

Judiciary Budget Crisis Could Worsen, Conference Is Told

Americans Are Drowning in Auto Loan Delinquencies; Report Says Congress Needs to Fix It

Trouble with Student and Auto Loans Could Be the Start of Bigger Problems for the Economy

Could Your Employer Take Away Your 401(k) Match? Sherwin-Williams Just Did

Poverty Dropped in Most States Last Year, But Trend Could Reverse as Cuts Loom

Forget Mortgage Rates. One Big Factor Is Worrying Potential Homebuyers

Map Shows Cities Most Likely to Be Behind on Rent Payments (Mildly interesting.)

Ongoing Runup of Bankruptcy Filings Harkens Back to 2008

US Farmers Are Pulling Back on Spending in Threat to Rural Economy