Dealerships Give Car Buyers Some Advice: Just Stop Paying Your Loan

Joyce Parks was struggling to afford her Kia Soul when, she says, the dealership where she had bought it pitched her an unconventional idea: Stop making the payments. READ MORE FROM WSJ

More Consumers Monitoring their Credit Scores

More than half of U.S. consumers view their credit score at least monthly, with 87% receiving such updates at no cost. A recent study from Javelin Strategy & Research commissioned by TransUnion (TRU) found that the majority of these consumers review their credit data through free services provided by their banks or credit unions, a practice that has ushered in an era of personal financial empowerment. LEARN MORE

Bankruptcy filing begin 2020 buy moving higher

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Fueled in part by significant increases in commercial cases, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported that total bankruptcy filings rose year-over-year in January. LEARN MORE