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Discharging student loan debt in bankruptcy is on the rise.

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 7.44% for the week ending Nov. 16, according to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

The temporary spending bill, which ensures the government remains open until after the holidays, does not include any wartime aid for Ukraine or Israel, nor does it offer humanitarian funding for Palestinians.

The U.S. Postal Service has posted a $6.5 billion net loss for fiscal year 2023 with operating revenue falling by $321 million.

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications.

The holidays are just around the corner, and that means Starbucks is gearing up to offer free drinks for its Red Cup Day promotion. It also means workers at hundreds of the coffee chain's locations will be AWOL. 

New legislation seeks to cap interest rates on all consumer loans, but banking groups warn it could do more harm than good.

Consumer prices held steady in October as prices remained the same as the month before, and on an annual basis, prices rose 3.2% in October, a deceleration from the 3.7% growth in September.

Venmo has the answer for the headache of splitting up the bill, whether you’re traveling in a group or all out to dinner.

The House has voted overwhelmingly to prevent a government shutdown. New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan.

Despite recent natural disasters, places known for climate risk are becoming popular destinations for homeowners.

Credit card balances spiked by $154 billion year over year, notching the most significant increase since 1999, according to the New York Fed.

Tuesday’s new report from the Labor Department showed that prices either fell or rose more slowly across a broad range of goods including housing.

Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the consumer price spikes that have bedeviled consumers for the past two years.

Pew Research did an extensive study showing how the landscape of tipping has changed, and older Americans, in particular are not receptive to some of these reforms.

High mortgage rates and home prices may keep homebuyers on the sidelines through 2023, a survey found. But you can still find the best mortgage rate by comparing your options.

Americans owe more than $5,000 in credit card debt on average and in times of high inflation and rising interest rates, they are relying on credit cards more than ever before. But there are ways to pay off debt quickly.