Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Credit card debt has become a pervasive financial challenge ...

It can be tempting for some homeowners to tap their equity to pay down large credit card bills — especially now, with credit card debt and home equity at a record high. That's because home equity ...

Credit card debt is often the most costly type of debt Americans can take on, largely due to the incredibly high interest rates many cards carry. On top of credit card debt being at a record high, the ...

If you have several credit cards with outstanding balances ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars per card, you may be trying to figure out the best way to pay down or pay off credit card debt.

Still feeling the pinch from last year's holiday spending, let's talk about some strategies for paying off that lingering credit card debt. On average, Americans charged more than $1200 over the ...