Debt and the Economy

36-Hour Shifts, 80-Hour Weeks: Workers Are Being Burned Out by Overtime

Americans’ Attitudes About the Economy Worsened for Fourth Straight Month

'Sandwich Generation' Is in a Jam and Struggling with Caregiving Costs, Survey Shows

Goldman Sachs Expects Home Prices and Mortgage Rates to Come in Higher Than Originally Forecasted

Resumption of Student Loan Payments Caught Two-Thirds of Borrowers by Surprise; More Consumers Say Household Finances Worsening, Though Better than a Year Ago

US Consumers Keep Spending Despite High Prices and Their Own Gloomy Outlook. Can It Last?

Most Americans Say They’re Falling Behind on Emergency Savings: Survey

Residents of Midwest, Mountain West See Biggest Pay Bumps

Car Payments Are Squeezing Owners as Economy Tightens

Retail Credit Card Interest Rates Rise to Record Highs, Topping 30% APR

60% of U.S. Consumers Across All Income Levels Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Report

How Student Loan Repayments Could Hurt US Economy

A Look Into 2023: What do the Bankruptcy Statistics Really Mean?

Inflation Is Driving Up Consumer Credit Card Debt by Billions of Dollars

Credit Card and Car Loan Defaults Hit 10-Year High as Inflation Squeezes Families

Emptying Office Buildings Bring Back Memories of Mall Failures (But a great environment to renegotiate those leases!)

Biden Formally Announces 5.2% Average Pay Raise for Feds in 2024

The New York Fed Just Reported that Credit Card, Auto Loan Delinquency Rates Are Now Higher Than Before the Pandemic — will things get worse before they get better as student loans come due? (Good news????)

Loan and Debt Delinquencies Are Bad, Only Likely to Get Worse

Americans Are Bailing on Their Home Insurance (This can’t be good!)

Here’s Why Some Economists Are Concerned Student Loans May Cause the Next Big Bubble

Looking for a Good Used Car Under $20,000? Good Luck.