Entries by Debtmerica

Community Action Partnership of Orange County – Get Involved

We believe that not one person can do everything, but everyone is capable of doing something. How are you giving back over the holidays? Throughout the year we choose various local non-profit companies to lend a helping hand to. This holiday season we chose Community Action Partnership of Orange County, an amazing community organization that […]

PHP & Debtmerica Relief

“PHP & Debtmerica Relief – Teaming To Help Americans With Their Credit Troubles” Debtmerica Relief welcomes People Helping People! You are invited to attend an informational Webinar covering the topic of Debt Settlement and the alliance between PHP and Debtmerica. Register for a session now: Register for Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 5:30 PM PST […]

WFG & Debtmerica Relief

“Partnering to Resolve Debt and Tax Problems on Main Street” Debtmerica Relief welcomes The World Financial Group! You are invited to attend an informational Webinar covering the topic of Debt Settlement and the alliance between WFG and Debtmerica. Register for a session now by clicking a date below: Monday, Sep 29, 2014 5:30 PM – […]

Consumers ring up credit card debt on Cyber Monday

If Cyber Monday’s over-the-top spending is any indication, consumers are pulling out the plastic again … and adding to their credit card debt. While they’re worried that they’re going over budget for the holidays, it isn’t stopping them from putting their purchases on their cards, according to a post from livescience.com. “After several years of declining […]

College Students Seeking Debt Relief

Do you have a kid getting ready for college or already enrolled? Well then, class is in session. Sit down, face forward and pay attention… Today’s average college student is going to graduate with a loan debt of $25,250; that’s up a stunning 5% from last year and will cause many to seek debt relief in the […]

Who will take advantage of balance transfer day?

Millions of consumers across the country are struggling to keep their credit card debt under control and would like to do anything they can to reduce debt quickly. Fortunately, a new movement might be able to help them achieve that goal. An online movement has dubbed December 11 as "Balance Transfer Day," an event to […]

Consumer issues with credit card issuers laid out in report

Thousands of complaints have been officially provided by consumers to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which released a report detailing specific credit problems they have had when speaking with issuers. According to the CFPB's analysis, billing disputes were the most complained about to the agency. The report shows 681 complaints, or 13.1 percent of all […]

Black Friday card transactions increased significantly

Consumers continue to feel better about their finances, and when combined with seasonal increases in spending brought on by the holidays, that leads more Americans to take on credit card debt. Consumer use of debit and credit cards to pay for purchases on Black Friday increased significantly on a year-over-year, according to data from First […]

Consumers cut household debt in third quarter

In the past few years following the onset of the recent national recession, millions of consumers became more conscious of trying to reduce debt in a number of ways. And now, even as the economy continues to improve in the wake of the economic downturn, many are still continuing those efforts. The nationwide amount of […]