Medical debt doesn't just vanish, but are there time limits on this type of debt? Or does it linger indefinitely?

Research found that four in five credit-limit increases in the U.S. are initiated by banks, rather than requested by ...

WASHINGTON -- While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem "in the weeds," it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol ...

A new study from King's Business School at King's College London and the Federal Reserve Board shows most credit-limit ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is taking action Thursday to avert a government shutdown. However, lawmakers are doing so by not addressing the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said if ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money to pay its bills— as early as August without a deal ...

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Sunday that he does not believe “we’ll have a debt limit suspension” a few days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress to raise ...

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act increased the debt limit to $41.2 trillion, or 136 percent of GDP. Some believe that Congress will have to raise the debt limit again before the 2026 ...

A mild recession, analysts say, would likely be the best-case scenario in the event of the US government defaulting on its debts. WASHINGTON -- The fight over raising the nation's borrowing limit ...