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When a credit card company agrees to accept less than the full amount you owe — say, $20,000 on a $30,000 balance — it’s ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that "leftovers" from proposed $2,000 dividend checks using the revenue raised from his tariffs would be used to pay down the U.S. national debt.

Trump's administration said that the CFPB is on track to run out of funding next year. It could put protections for ...

The Trump administration on Thursday asked for additional time to determine whether a group of about 200,000 student loan ...

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