Government credit card relief options may be scarce, but there are several other paths to reduce what you owe.

Americans continue to struggle under the weight of crushing debt. Consumers owed an average of $104,755 as of mid-2025 — down ...

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As the credit card bills pile up and the variable interest rates on your cards climb higher, it's easy to become trapped in a cycle of debt that you can't easily overcome. And, when you add the ...

It takes a lot of strength and commitment to dig yourself out of debt, but luckily, there are tools that can help. Debt relief, also known as debt settlement, is an attractive option to many people, ...

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Debt Support National has expanded its comprehensive debt relief programs to better serve New Hampshire residents facing financial challenges. The expansion addresses the growing need for accessible ...

The governor's office says it's given more than $140 million in debt relief to Mainers in the past three years.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — General Treasurer James Diossa announced the launch of a new program Tuesday morning aimed to ease the burden of unpaid medical bills for Rhode Islanders. The Medical Debt ...

This state just freed its residents of $6.5 billion in medical debt, leading many to ask whether other states can, will and should attempt to do the same.

An ongoing effort to wipe out up to $700 million in medical debt for Wayne County residents has made a discovery some may find surprising. Those most in need of medical debt relief were not the ...