Is the household money glass half full or half empty? The Federal Reserve's latest quarterly survey (second quarter, 2011) shows that households…

Over the past several weeks Washington put the country through a crazy, bewildering shoutfest over the federal debt. Gnawing worries over the worth…

The cost of borrowing is heading lower. Take mortgage rates. According to Bankrate.com, the national average for 30-year fixed rate mortgages is…

The curtain can't go down fast enough on the summer theater of the absurd over the federal debt and deficit in Washington D.C. The apocalyptic…

Every day on Marketplace Money we get questions from people struggling to pay down their debts and save more. It's hard to do. The movement toward…

Our Minneapolis caller is a 27-year-old single mom with a pile of student loans and an equally large pile of credit card bills and medical debt….

A theme of these posts is the importance of savings and not just for retirement. You should save to fund a series of transitions throughout a…

The current negotiation over the debt limit is critical for the economy. Here's one way of measuring the stakes….

Question: Hi Chris – my wife and I are considering taking out a small home equity loan or line of credit for a home project ($6-7K). We have plenty…