If your credit card balances have ballooned past $50,000, you may have more debt relief options than you think.

More Americans are struggling to make ends meet in today's tough economic environment, and, as a result, credit card debt problems are growing. Not only has the number of maxed-out credit card ...

Debt settlement means paying less than you owe to close out an account balance. Many consumers hire debt settlement companies or attorneys to help them negotiate debt. You may be able to save money by ...

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If you’re drowning beneath a quickly growing credit card balance and wondering how it got this bad, you’re not alone and out of options. Minimum payments barely chip away at the principal. Interest ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Credit card debt is an increasing concern for millions of Americans, but which age group has the most credit card debt, and ...