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South Florida financial expert offers solutions to those with maxed-out credit cards
More Americans are maxing out their credit cards, especially younger people. CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor spoke with a finance professor and shared her solutions.
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More Americans are maxing out their credit cards, especially younger people. CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor spoke with a finance professor and shared her solutions.
Credit card debt hit a record $1.13 trillion at the end of 2023, while delinquencies have surged more than 50% from a year ago.
If faced with a sudden loss of income, more than half of Americans say they worry they wouldn't have enough savings to cover a month's living expenses.
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A significant number of Americans are only making the minimum payment on their credit card debt
Financial expert Craig Kirsner has some tips to help dig out from credit card debt.
The Consumer Federation of America handled nearly 600,000 complaints in 2022
With annual percentage rates topping 20%, it's more important than ever to lower your credit card debt. These tips can help.
"It's hard to overstate how bad it would be," one expert said. Everything from Social Security payments to your retirement fund could get hit.
Credit card debt is up 17 percent in the past year
Inflation is causing many people to lean on credit cards to cover monthly expenses and most people are having to pay heavy interest on that debt.
Millennials with debt and dependents most likely to feel the financial crunch
About 36% of survey respondents said they have more credit card debt than emergency savings, up from 22% a year ago.
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Former President Donald Trump looked on Tuesday night as his onetime rivals for the nomination lined up to support him.
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