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Being sued over old debt is stressful, but there are ways to resolve this issue, even if you're short on funds.

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Debt settlement involves persuading creditors to accept less than the amount you owe as payment in full. Normally, debt ...

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WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government will reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and begin employing "extraordinary measures" to ...

More than a third of Americans went into debt this past holiday. Here's how to get out if you're one of them. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel.