Yes, a creditor or lender can still sue you after a charge-off, and they often do. That's because a charge-off is primar ...

With debt burdening many Americans, preretirees and retirees should understand the creditor protections for retirement accounts before raiding those accounts through loans or withdrawals. Those ...

Credit cards and banking specialist Jenn Underwood brings over 16 years of personal finance experience to the table. After a decade of teaching courses in banking, debt reduction, budgeting and credit ...

Paying off a charged-off credit card can help your credit and finances, but only if you handle it the right way.

Having unpaid debt can be overwhelming, but letting it go to the point of collections and beyond can lead to serious consequences, like having your accounts frozen by a creditor. Find Out: Fidelity ...

I recently heard that transfer-on-death, or TOD, bank and brokerage accounts and living trusts aren't legally protected from their owner's creditors after he dies. I know TOD accounts and living ...

A. It’s a great question. The answer starts and ends with how you title the account. If the account is going to be in your grandchild’s name and Social Security number, then the assets should be ...