A credit default swap (CDS) is a contract that protects lenders from borrower default. Learn how a CDS works, why they’re ...

The Education Department issued alerts to borrowers this week, falsely indicating that their federal student loans are in ...

A default happens when you have skipped one or several payments in a row on a loan or credit card. Since defaulting can cause your credit (and overall financial health) to quickly plummet, you want ...

Learn about cross-default clauses in loans, their mechanisms, domino effects on debt, and ways to mitigate financial risks.

China Vanke Co., which just days ago got a reprieve on a local bond, is back in a familiar situation, as investors in another ...

The Trump administration is set to resume garnishing the wages of some student loan borrowers who are in default beginning in ...