There's a vote tonight (Tuesday evening) on raising the federal government's debt limit ceiling. House Republicans are bringing up the vote even…

Question: My husband and I have quite of a bit of debt, and we have just had our first child. In addition to a mortgage, we have old credit card…

Question: I currently have $18,000 of non subsidized Stafford Student loans and 13,000 of personal student loans. Then I have 20,000 in auto loans…

Question: We are trying to decide what our next step is to help us with our debt. We have been in debt for several years and we have always been…

This final note today: A plea from federal budget director Jack Lew, who as you might imagine has a lot on his plate these days… And he's tryin…

Here are some of the headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. Germany is calling for the European Union to impose a fu…

Is it a good idea to lend money to family and friends? The answer is among the more difficult and contentious topics in personal finance….

Question: I'm looking to buy a car now but at the same time looking to buying a house in the future. I have the money to buy the car outright, but…

President Obama welcomes Chinese President Hu Jintao to the U.S. this week for a state visit. President Hu also will meet with key U.S. corporate…

Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary highlights that despite the new CARD law credit card companies are still targeting young adults….