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There are people who get into serious trouble over their debts through no fault of their own. They might have had a serious illness or been in a terrible automobile accident. Many people lost their jobs as a result of the Great Recession and are now...

Have you ever stopped to think how many ways there are to get out of debt? Can you guess how many ways there are? If not, here’s the answer. • Debt management plan • Consumer Credit Counseling • Debt Consolidation Loan &bull...

Getting out of debt and staying out of debt is not easy. Chances are, you're reading this article because you've already amassed a fair amount of debt and are thinking it will be impossible to ever get out from under it all. Learn how to stop incurring...

1. Credit counseling, debt-management programs — it’s all the same. Credit counseling involves helping consumers develop a budget and the discipline to make steady payments to clear their debt loads. In a word, it’s education. &nbsp...

Consider: Average total debt per American with a credit file stood, in September 2013, at $37,952 in mortgage debt and $15,898 in non-mortgage debt, according to a new study by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. And if...