debt

Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immediate purchase.

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Nearly 8% of Borrowers Who Have Not Repaid Student Loans Say They Never Will
Nearly 8% of Borrowers Who Have Not Repaid Student Loans Say They Never Will
July 27, 2023  |  Loans

When it comes to student loans, it’s been three-plus years of paused repayment, a span in which many consumers have seen their financial lifestyle upended...

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Will Interest Rate Hikes Topple ‘Tower’ of Corporate Debt?
Will Interest Rate Hikes Topple ‘Tower’ of Corporate Debt?
July 26, 2023  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve is planning another rate hike aimed at slowing inflation. But a report Wednesday (July 26) by The New York Times notes that some observers...

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Consumers Confident but Student Loan Repayments May Pinch Holiday Spending
Consumers Confident but Student Loan Repayments May Pinch Holiday Spending
July 25, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer confidence is high. The payments networks are about to report earnings, and banks have already pointed to some resilience, although spending is slowing. Uneven...

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Why the Fed Underestimates the Pressures of the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
Why the Fed Underestimates the Pressures of the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
July 25, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Amber Carroll, senior vice president of membership and lifecycle strategy at LendingClub, told PYMNTS that the Federal Reserve’s long-quoted stat on financial well-being could use...

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CFPB: American Workers Saddled by Employer-Driven Debt
CFPB: American Workers Saddled by Employer-Driven Debt
July 20, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

America’s consumer watchdog says too many workers are falling into TRAPs. That stands for “training repayment agreement provisions,” a form of employer-driven debt the Consumer Financial...

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Biden Administration to Forgive $116.6 Billion in Student Loans
Biden Administration to Forgive $116.6 Billion in Student Loans
July 14, 2023  |  Loans

The Biden-Harris Administration is providing more than $116.6 billion in student loan forgiveness to 3.4 million borrowers. The Department of Education will begin notifying 804,000 of those...

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Treasury Dept. and CFPB Investigate Medical Credit Cards and Installment Loans
Treasury Dept. and CFPB Investigate Medical Credit Cards and Installment Loans
July 07, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Three federal agencies have launched an inquiry into “high-cost specialty financial products” used to pay for routine medical care. The inquiry will include medical credit cards and...

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Can BNPL Help Gen Z Pave Path to a $2.2 Million Net Worth?
Can BNPL Help Gen Z Pave Path to a $2.2 Million Net Worth?
June 28, 2023  |  BNPL

The concept of wealth is constantly evolving — and in the Instagram age, social media makes it all too easy to keep score in the...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Pressures to Continue as Powell Signals More Rate Hikes
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Pressures to Continue as Powell Signals More Rate Hikes
June 21, 2023  |  Economy

Barely a week has gone by since the Fed “paused” its policy of hiking interest rates. And the pause may prove short-lived — signaling some...

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