Tag Archives: revolving credit

Victory and Disappointment for the Debt World Today: Total Debt Falls While Harassment Complaints Rise

CNN Money’s recent article, “Debt collectors get nasty” showed some real insight into the current debt collection process in this country. They touched on information reported by the Federal Trade Commission, FTC, about the number of complaints of debt collector harassment issues on the rise. Apparently these debt collectors haven’t heard of a little thing [...]

New Indian Middle Class Gets Caught In the Whirlwind of Revolving Credit

It’s tough all over — and not just in the United States. In India, where revolving credit is still relatively new, consumers are struggling under the weight of crushing consumer debt, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal this morning. But it’s not just Indian consumers who are suffering. The banks that handed out this easy money are being hammered as well. Indeed, card companies that