If you had to guess what category holds the largest debt for Americans, most of you would probably guess it was mortgage debt. You would be correct. But you may not as easily guess that the second debt category is student loans. According to the Federal Reserve Bank...

If you are suffering from debt overload, you know what it is like to have creditors calling all hours of the day and night. How many times can you tell them you don't have the money, and then sit and listen to a lecture on how serious the situation is? Creditors are...

Are you swimming in medical debt? If you do not have insurance and need any kind of medical treatment, this can quickly become the case. Even if you do have insurance, there are some services that are often billed separately, such as bills from the anesthesiologist,...

Did you know that the National Do Not Call Registry contains more than 229 million phone numbers, and more than 7.1 million complaints to the Federal Trade Commission were received from November 2016 to October 2017? The majority of calls: marketing calls for debt...

Maybe you make the same resolution every year: "Next year, I'm going to shop for Christmas during the year, and then relax as I glide through the holidays worry-free." Then somehow that resolution is forgotten by the time New Year's Day rolls around? Here we are in...

According to State Senator, Jennifer Shilling, Wisconsin, comes in at 10th place across the country for the number of debt-ridden college students. An estimated 67 percent of residents who have graduated from four-year colleges have student loans to pay off. Further,...

Most people struggling with debt agree that fielding the many collection communications is one of the most distressing aspects of their debt. In truth, constant phone calls, emails and letters can actually shift the debtor's focus away from paying their bills....

Just as with other important decisions in your life, bankruptcy should never be entered into lightly. If you think of bankruptcy as a quick fix or as a way to simply wipe out your debts without trying to pay them, this solution may not be for you. In truth, it is...

Debts can be emotionally draining and often lead to a vicious cycle of borrowing and unaffordable interest rates. You may have got to a point where you feel as though taking out one more credit card will only be a drop in the ocean when it comes to the debt that you...

It is not a surprise to learn that debt relief is on the minds of many Wisconsin residents. Overwhelming debt remains a nationwide problem and most people would grasp at anything that seems like a solution. Debt settlement companies offer plans and programs that seem...