How much did you spend this past holiday season? Even after budgeting and planning, it's quite possible that you, like others, racked up too much debt while holiday shopping. ... Read More

January is almost over and we're well into the new year. Did you make a resolution to improve your credit or reduce your debt this year? If you're ... Read More

Tonight, January 29, at 9pm and midnight ET, CNBC will show a "Debt Makeover" as part of their "The Millionaire Inside" series. In this third part of the four-part ... Read More

In a simple world, there would be one credit score per consumer. Sort of like the way you only have one birthday and one social security number. Alas, ... Read More

You won't find yourself drowning in debt simply because you used your credit cards a few times. In fact, you can use your credit cards regularly and still keep ... Read More

You'd probably think twice about paying a collection that's been collecting dust on your credit report for years. You might wonder if there's any value in paying it off, ... Read More

Whether you have 20 credit cards or just one, there’s some decision-making involved with making your monthly credit card payments. Let’s say you have $600 to spend on credit card payments ... Read More

The Bush Administration is in talks of issuing a tax rebate of up to $800 to several taxpayers. Households with dual taxfilers would receive rebates of up to $1600. ... Read More

There's talk of a new FICO score that will specifically predict a person's likelihood of paying their medical bills. The score, currently being called MedFICO, will be calculated and ... Read More

Your personal information may be in jeopardy. A GE Money contractor recently misplaced a backup tape that held personal information for about 150,000 people, according to Associated Press. ... Read More

By now you've gotten your first credit card bill with holiday spending. If you overspent, you might get the splitting headache and fatigued feeling that often comes with overindulging. I ... Read More

There are a lot of credit cards out there. Some of them good, offering rewards and other perks for customers. Some of them aren't so good, taking advantage ... Read More

Have you purchased something on the internet recently and noticed an option to pay later? I've noticed it on Expedia when purchasing airline tickets. Pay later options are ... Read More

MSN columnist Lil Pulliam Weston has put together a list of the 15 most rewarding credit cards. The list covers rewards credit cards in three different areas: travel, cash ... Read More

While the concept of credit - getting the goods now and paying for them later - has been around since early B.C., it wasn't until the 1950s that a credit ... Read More

Experts predict the mortgage problems will spill into the credit industry bringing about a credit crunch. The kind of credit problems that lead to a credit crunch have already ... Read More

November credit card spending was the highest it had been in six months, reports CNN Money. The category that includes credit card debt surged at an annual rate of 11.3 percent, ... Read More

CNN Money reports an increase in bankruptcies in 2007. The number of Americans filing for consumer bankruptcy increased by nearly 40 percent in 2007, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute. The report ... Read More

Did you know your credit score is mostly made up of your payment history. To be exact, 35% of your score is payment history. Knowing that, it makes sense ... Read More

AOL has partnered with MarketWatch to bring you a list of the top consumer-friendly credit cards. These top cards were chosen based on two key factors: how valuable people ... Read More

It's no secret that consumers are taking on more debt than they can handle. The Associated Press recently reported increasing credit card delinquencies. Credit card payments are simply ... Read More