As household debt in the U.S. sits at an all-time high in 2025, learn about typical debt levels for mortgages, credit cards, student loans and auto loans.

As the economy sends mixed signals with a solid stock market and consumer spending, household debt and credit card bills are ...

Amid higher prices, more than one-third of holiday shoppers racked up debt this season, averaging $1,223, according to a recent survey. Although consumers are increasingly worried about their ...

LegalShield Index rises 10% in 2025, reaching highest sustained level in years as Americans rely on credit to maintain spending Consumer Finance Subindex surges 6.7% in Q4 as households increasingly ...

The challenge is that the U.S. has to pay interest on its debt, which is increasing yearly. The Congressional Budget Office ...

Shoppers continue to open their pocketbooks, boosting retailers like Walmart, even as inflation jumps to its highest level in ...

Inflation and high debt levels continue cause financial anxiety for many Americans. Nonprofits can help with debt mangement.

In the book When We Are Free, an anthology published by Northwood University Press with a foreword by Milton Friedman, economic historian Dr. Lawrence W. Reed contributed a chapter titled The Fall of ...

News of the war in Iran didn’t seem to keep consumers from spending last month. Retail sales in March were up 1.7% from February and up 4% compared to a year ago. The uptick is some of the latest ...