The Latino engagement group Somos Votantes Education Fund partnered with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to write down $133 million of existing medical debt for people in Nevada.

AI output feels like a nearly free asset, but it comes with a hidden liability. Someone has to cough up the brain power to consume, qualify, interpret, improve, classify, analyze, synthesize, scrutinize, store and/or share the document.

Consider debt relief: For borrowers facing multiple medical balances — or a mix of medical and credit card debt — debt relief companies can help negotiate lump-sum settlements with collectors. This can reduce what you owe and create a faster path toward resolution.

While carrying a balance on your credit card should never be your first choice, it's growing increasingly unavoidable for many Americans. The most recent New York Fed report on household debt and credit showed credit card balances totaled $1.

Using personal credit strategically can help small business owners build traction, prove viability, and unlock better financing down the road.

There are potential benefits and downsides to debt consolidation.

Defaults are poised to rise across the $1.7 trillion private credit market next year as a growing number of middle-market firms are experiencing stress, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Private equity firm EQT is set to hand creditors the keys to its French nursing home group Colisée, as lenders including Blackstone and KKR prepare to take control of the heavily indebted business.

Argentina must pay more than $10 billion in external debt during the first half of 2026. The country's total debt exceeds $300 billion.

Senegal's economy is 13.5% larger and its debt ratio slightly better after the government updated the base year used to calculate its economic output, the statistics office said. The West African nati

The banking regulator is pushing to preempt a build up of riskier mortgage lending to both homeowners and investors as borrowing — and house prices — grow.