A goodwill letter is a formal request to a creditor asking them to remove a negative mark, like a late payment, from your ...

Approximately 9.7 million student loan borrowers fell behind on their payments after the COVID-19 pandemic-era payment pause ended, according to a new estimate from the Federal Reserve Bank of New ...

The city of Lowell and large-scale real estate developer Sal Lupoli reached an agreement to finally develop the last four of ...

The projection, the first official estimate of the so-called X date, puts lawmakers on the clock to figure out how and when to raise the debt limit.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to return a $105,000 penalty it collected last fall when it resolved a ...

The giants of private equity are preparing to fight for two little letters. The $5 trillion industry is embarking on a campaign to change the way taxes for indebted businesses are tallied. Leading ...

Payment history is a major consideration when it comes to calculating your credit score, making up ...

In reality, it is the GOP that is indifferent to increasing debt. That will be the effect of their proposed budget, which gives the wealthy and corporations a huge tax cut, just as the GOP did in ...

The lenders to British debt collector Lowell are seeking better terms as part of a deal that would see the company extend its maturities and get fresh cash from its bondholders. The creditors ...

The lenders to British debt collector Lowell are seeking better terms as part of a deal that would see the company extend its maturities and get fresh cash from its bondholders. The creditors exposed ...

Our country has a national debt of $36.5 trillion. This debt is under attack by Trump and Musk. It is being ignored by Democrats (and many Republicans to be fair). Ultimately, this debt must be ...

WSJ Heard on the Street editor Aaron Back explains why investors are alarmed by President Trump’s rhetoric on the economy and trade. Photo: Josephine Chu American consumers and their credit ...