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Peter Kuper Apr 1, 2024 Dig deeper

For Banks, Data on Your Spending Habits Could be a Gold Mine

ANICK JESDANUN / The Associated Press Dec 2, 2019 They feel Americans have demonstrated that they value discounts more than intangible privacy concerns. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Key to a Sustainable Economy Is 5,000 Years Old

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Aug 28, 2019 America is hurtling toward a series of catastrophic debt crises. An ancient Mesopotamian civilization could offer the solution. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Weak Laws Offer Debtors Little Protection and Allow Collectors to Seize a Fourth of Their Wages

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2014 Critics say the 1968 federal law that allows collectors to take 25 percent of debtors’ wages, or every penny in their bank accounts, is out of date and overly harsh. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Wages of Millions Seized to Pay Past Debts

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2014 One in 10 working Americans between the ages of 35 and 44 are getting their wages garnished. That means their pay is being docked -- often over an old credit card debt, medical bill or student loan. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

College Student Debt

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant Jul 10, 2013 Dig deeper

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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania Jun 3, 2013 Dig deeper

Got Credit Card Debt? One Bank May Try to Go After Your Home

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2012 Hundreds of California residents are being threatened with foreclosure by a major Canadian bank, but it has nothing to do with missing their home payments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Flawed Credit Card Debt Collection Process

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 13, 2012 Credit card companies are increasingly turning to the legal system in their rush to collect money that is owed to them. But, there now exists a very big problem in this litigious-happy practice -- nearly all these lawsuits may be flawed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Student Debt by Skin Color

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2011 You may know that American student debt—which is swelling at a rate of almost $3,000 a second—is expected to hit $1 trillion by the end of the year. But do you know how the tab breaks down by ethnicity? Who owes the most? Who owes the least? Is anyone escaping its debilitating grip? (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Credit Card Debt for the Tween Set

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2009 On Monday, Sen. Byron Dorgan took the chamber floor with visual aids to warn of the dangers of luring small children into bad spending habits with colorful credit cards. While we applaud his efforts, he does seem a bit fixated on Hello Kitty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )