A strong labor market currently provides households with lots of jobs and rising wages that make it easier to pay off their debt, even as households are borrowing more money, especially on credit ...

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There’s been a big uptick in consumer debt this spring. The Federal Reserve reports that consumer credit in April rose by nearly $18 billion, or 4.3% on an annualized basis. That was a lot more than ...

Consumer credit counseling services are designed to help people get a better handle on their debt. These companies offer a variety of solutions, including credit and debt counseling, debt management ...

The numbers: Total consumer credit rose $23.7 billion in November, up from a $5.8 billion increase in the prior month, the Federal Reserve said Monday. That translates into a 5.7% annual rate, up from ...

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suddenly added new ...

Massive cuts by the Trump administration have seriously diminished the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) oversight of credit bureaus, according to a new ProPublica report. Launched in the ...

Households are cutting back on spending and buying fewer big ticket items, according to a key consumer confidence report. Higher inflation expectations and recession concerns are driving the pullback.