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American women have a harder time paying for medical care than women in other countries, according to a recent Commonwealth Fund study. While only 12...

According to new reports, the real estate market could get worse before it gets better. Banks continue to force homeowners into foreclosure, which...

Chapter 11 bankruptcy is designed to offer relief to business corporations and partnerships that have become overwhelmed by debt. In some cases,...

One of the main concerns bankruptcy filers may have when filing for bankruptcy is how much damage it will do to their credit rating. Credit scores...

This February, the federal government announced the biggest multi-state settlement since the big tobacco settlements in 1998. The government agreed...

Many homeowners are still dealing with the burden of underwater mortgages, meaning that the mortgage on the property exceeds the home's current value...

Many people may think there is no way to eliminate tax debt to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Actually, however, there are several options for...

The problem with credit scores is that in order to build credit, generally you have to have some sort of debt. Traditionally, this meant taking on a...

According to the Mortgage Bank Association's Mortgage Delinquency Survey, the second-quarter mortgage delinquency rate in 2011 rose to 8.44 percent...

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abuses committed by third-party debt collection agencies...