Every January, firms throughout the financial industry, including our own, hold annual training meetings or conferences. One of the highlights of these meetings is an award for salesperson or sales ...

At a time when America is already battling a quiet, crippling credit crisis, recent data indicates there are still paramount struggles in the way of fiscal freedom. In honor of Financial Literacy ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") and Attorneys General from seven states recently obtained a temporary restraining order ("TRO") against a debt-settlement enterprise and forced it ...

The U.S. national debt is near its politically unsustainable level. That means substantive changes to both taxes and spending in the foreseeable future, which also means less federal funding for state ...

Many Americans are carrying debt — and for some, the liability is influencing their career choices and job hunting behaviors. "Debt is a growing force behind why people take certain jobs, stay in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Debt-for-equity swaps are a time-honored way for struggling companies to reorganize, but banks have by and large avoided them during this crisis for fear they could wallop their ...

Student loans are such a burden for Americans that 71% of a surveyed group of borrowers say they’ve delayed a major life milestone due to their debt. That’s according to a recent Gallup and Lumina ...

About 38% of survey respondents said they took on a second job to pay their debts, according to a report by Zety, a resume templates site. Most, or 37%, owe less than $10,000, the site found. About 20 ...

Many Americans are carrying debt — and for some, the liability is influencing their career choices and job hunting behaviors. Stream the Chicago Marathon live Oct. 12 at 7 a.m. CT. "Debt is a growing ...