Long before the curtain goes up on the Rolling Jubilee’s kick-off telethon tonight, it was clear that the event’s organizers have struck a nerve. The solution proposed by Strike Debt is based on the ...

As baby boomers age, an inheritance wave dubbed the "great wealth transfer" is underway. What’s also ahead: a great debt transfer that will have to be managed by younger generations of Americans.

Michelle Shocked performs her set at the Fais Do Do Stage the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Sponsored by Shell Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. (Photo by Susan ...

Debt can put a big strain on your finances (and your mental well-being). It hurts your credit score, impedes your ability to save for your goals and can stretch your budget so thin you're forced to ...

Early in October, more than 20,000 letters went out to residents of Mississippi and Florida letting them know the good news: Their private probation debt had been erased. "Jubilant Greetings!" the ...