debt

Americans have accumulated hundreds of billions of dollars in personal loan debt, especially over the last few years with the inflation crisis, and it appears that Mainers are feeling the hit more than most.

In previous years kids would be served alternate meals if they had outstanding lunch balances. A new law now prohibits these practices.

Other state's are offering incentives to retain residents, so why not Maine?

I'd offer to help.... But I don't want to.

As someone without student loans this does not affect me, but if you have debt, you should do it!

When Pastor Stephen Hayes of Covenant Church in Carrollton, Texas was 12 years old, he was hit by a car putting him in the hospital. At the time, his family was aided in paying off the medical bills with the help of his church. Years later he wanted to do the same thing...

After hearing Washington state medical debt stories for an investigative report, Seattle News Station KIRO 7 decided to do something about it.

Now that the latest government shutdown is over it may seem hard to believe but 183 years ago the national debt of the United States of America was $0 and on January 8th, 1835 the announcement was made. This was the last time our countries national debt was $0...

The United States current debt is $16 trillion dollars, an amount no person on this planet has ever and will never amass as personal wealth. In layman’s terms, ‘that’s whole lotta money’. In 2008 the U.S. debt was $9.6 trillion and since then it has increased $6.4 trillion, the largest debt increase in U.S. history. How long will it take to payback such a huge amount of money? Here are some exampl