A charged-off debt can seem like it's gone for good, but the reality behind what happens next may surprise you.

With debt burdening many Americans, preretirees and retirees should understand the creditor protections for retirement accounts before raiding those accounts through loans or withdrawals. Those ...

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications online.

Having unpaid debt can be overwhelming, but letting it go to the point of collections and beyond can lead to serious consequences, like having your accounts frozen by a creditor. Find Out: Fidelity ...

I recently heard that transfer-on-death, or TOD, bank and brokerage accounts and living trusts aren't legally protected from their owner's creditors after he dies. I know TOD accounts and living ...