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Many of those who genuinely believed Harold Camping's prediction that the Rapture would arrive Saturday are starting this week with no jobs and no belongings. DailyFinance can't address their spiritual anguish, but we can offer some advice on how they can regain their financial footing.

Being in debt isn't fun. While that's hardly groundbreaking news, that's the bottom line of a survey released last week by GreenPath Debt Solutions. Obvious or not, the survey still has some interesting nuggets about what it's like to be in debt, useful information to anyone who knows they're in...

Many Americans are desperate to relieve their debt burdens. Here are some good options for whipping your debt into a manageable condition.

If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com. Q. We bought a house in Tennessee, and we are deep into debt. We want to know if we can just ask the bank to take back the house? And would we owe the bank money? We have two car payments we are...

Here's some news from the silver-lining department: A new poll shows that the recession has made Americans more aware of their spending habits and instilled in us a desire -- if not necessarily the funds -- to pay down our debts. According to a poll of 3,201 Americans recently conducted by the...

If the news reports are to be believed, actress Lindsay Lohan, who may now be more famous for her tumultuous lifestyle than her movie career, is having difficulty keeping up the payments on her credit cards, which now total around $600,000. But is it really true? After all, it was an unnamed...

Break out those art supplies and slap on your thinking caps, kids, it's time to doodle for dollars. The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has announced the 2010 theme for its annual "Be Money Wi$e National Financial Literacy Poster Contest" open to students in the third through...

Oklahoma small businessman Willie Rosseett was recently stunned when he learned that Discover Financial Services Inc. (DFS) had canceled his credit card. "We have never been late and always paid them more than the minimum," said Rosseett, who owns ARDCO, a maker of circuit boards. "There is nothing...

Job losses and the disastrous housing market continue to drive more and more people into bankruptcy court.Bankruptcy filings rose to 6,000 per day and are expected to increase to 1.5 million this year, up from 1.1 million in 2008, according to a report from Automated Access to Court Electronic...