People with mounting debts and shrinking incomes are trying to explore various opportunities to mitigate their hardship due to the debt burden. There are various debt relief solutions including debt consolidation, debt settlement, credit counseling and bankruptcy.

(WHAS11) – A local bank is taking their financial help on the road to aid local residents.  The Fifth Third Bank ebus offers credit counseling, financial literacy, homeownership and foreclosure prevention. Fifth Third employees will pull a free credit report for you and give you tips on how you can improve your credit score. It's all in hopes to ease residents’ minds about being in a formal bank ...

By ERIC PERA THE LEDGER An Auburndale-based debt counseling agency is looking for a few good people with lousy credit scores to participate in a pilot money-management program.

Be a smart credit card user. •Study the terms and conditions of your card. “The Credit Card Act is there to protect consumers,“ said ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions spokesman Bruce McClary. “But the responsibility still rests in the hands of the consumer to make sure they understand everything.“ Also read the terms and conditions to understand what type of card you have, such as fixed ...

A secured credit card would be open to debt collectors. Instead, you might try credit counseling.