Credit/Debt

Credit/Debt Questions

My parents debt

My father is 78 years old and lives in assisted living. My mother passed this past February and I was..

Closing Credit Cards

Hello Terry, I have enjoyed listening to you for years on WGN radio and continue to do so as often..

Student loans — daughter fraudulently obtained

Hello – I watched your report this morning regarding student loan repayment. My daughter obtained student loans without my knowledge..

National credit phone #

Sorry, I missed it today on wgn, and if I google it I get a bunch of #’s and I..

Credit card d by repayment and credit score

I have about $8500 in credit card debt that is with two collection agencies. They have called me and are..

Credit card debt

I miss three payments on credit cards and I’m at least 26,000 in debt worried about a consolidation loan place

Hospital bills (cancer)

I’ve been fighting cancer since 2018, there’s a number of bills that have accumulated some of them have been written..

Getting out of Credit Card Debt

I attended your Zoom lecture last night and was very glad I did. You clarified many things, and I seem..

death in family

I am 55 and my brother is 50. Our mother passed 2 weeks ago. She is in a better place..

Financial devastation due to cancer

My 54 y.o. friend received a devastating cancer diagnosis in Jan 2024. First round of chemo was not effective, but..

Home Equity Loan

Hi there, I am trying to figure out if I want to take a home equity loan against my mortgage..

Debt consolidation

I have used a debt consolidation company in the past, which helped me out immensely. I can’t remember the name..

Use of 401k funds to pay down debt

Good Morning, Is it ever a good idea to use your 401k funds to pay off debt. It is my..

Credit Repair companies

Hello Terry, While listening to your comments to Frederika Whitfield from CNN on Saturday 4/5/2025, you briefly stated to stay..

Getting another persons name off a credit statement

I recently found another’s person name on letter from Target. My son’s name was the primary person on my card...

Where to check credit report for errors

My daughter found errors (wrong addresses and phone numbers) when she was applying for a mortgage with her husband. How..

Credit Score

Our daughter is a college graduate, gainfully employed as an educator, lives at home, has investments and Roth IRA’s and..

Drop a credit card

I have a Southwest credit card that I’ve had for over 20 years, I would like to close it because..

credit card high interest debt consolidation

76 year old retired man, have $110,000 left to pay on a 2.2% mortgage = to a $1,000 payment each..

The three credit reporting services

On 9/16/24 I received letters confirming a freeze on my credit reports from Experian and Equifax. Should I have also..

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