High house prices and interest rates, inflation and stagnating salaries are making it hard to stay afloat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Accruing mountains of debt is a common problem among Americans. Data reveals the typical American ...

Even as the economy continues to perform well overall, a growing share of consumers are facing challenges with budgets being pushed to the brink after five years of elevated inflation and a ...

American households are carrying more debt than ever, and the numbers now rival or exceed what many peers abroad owe. To understand how deep the average American is in the red compared with other ...

Americans' debt levels continue to climb to new heights at a time when economic conditions are becoming increasingly less stable. Household debt balances set a fresh record high of $17.05 trillion ...

Millions of Americans hold student debt, and the rise in delinquencies shows that borrowers are struggling to afford repayments.

Although African-American households are in less debt today than they were in 2008, during the Great Recession, they still face unique financial strain and more severe consequences from their credit ...

More Americans are taking on credit card debt and holding it for longer as the cost of living continues to rise and households struggle to keep up with daily necessities or having enough saved to ...

Approximately 72 million people (41% of working-age Americans) have medical bill problems or are currently paying off medical debt, according to a survey from The Commonwealth Fund. Medical debt is ...

Accruing mountains of debt is a common problem among Americans. Data reveals the typical American household carries over $103,000 in debt, including mortgages, credit cards (we're looking at you, ...