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Credit card delinquency is rising. Should we be worried?

by Nova Safo
Dec 13, 2019
Consumers have been carrying this economy. That may be harder if they're behind on their bills.
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Her church asked her to pay someone else's debt. She was in.

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Nov 19, 2019
The church has helped over 20 people pay off $100,000 in credit card debt. The secret lies in treating credit card debt as a community problem, rather than an individual one.
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About half of America has zero net wealth

by Noel King
Apr 21, 2014
To find wealth in the U.S., take a look at the top 0.1 percent.
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