Bipartisan Debt Commission Or Mission Impossible?

February 28, 2010 · Posted in Debt News · Comment 

In an effort to rein in the ever growing national debt, President Obama signed an executive order last Thursday creating a bipartisan debt commission that will plan a course of action to address and diminish the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product by 2015.  That is in comparison to the current 10% [...]

Credit Card Debt Declining

January 16, 2010 · Posted in Debt News · Comment 

According to the Federal Reserve, consumer credit card balances saw the largest dollar value drop since records began in 1968 and the biggest percentage drop of 18.5% since December 1974.
The Federal Reserves monthly G-19 Report considers various components of consumer debt which include revolving debt, consisting mainly of credit card debt, and non- revolving debt, [...]