School's Done, How Will You Pay Back Your Student Loans? (The Beaver County Times)
(ARA) - Every May and June, thousands of young people march across the stage to accept their diplomas and begin the rest of their lives. But as they embark on this journey called life, many will carry a big burden with them.

Best of 2007 (Vallejo Times-Herald)
From a topsy-turvy mayoral race, to a bitter union battle, to being put on the Hollywood map by a movie about the region's most notorious serial killer, Vallejo produced its fair share of compelling news this year.

More News (Daily Bulletin)
SAN FRANCISCO - Americans are falling behind on their credit card payments at an alarming rate, sending delinquencies and defaults surging by double-digit percentages in the last year and prompting warnings of worse to come.

More U.S. Consumers in the Red at Year's End (NPR)
Americans are spending above their means and relying on their credit cards to absorb the debt, according to reporter Bob Porterfield of the Associated Press. The result is a rise in the number of credit card holders making late payments, he says.

Unpaid credit cards bedevil Americans (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By RACHEL KONRAD and BOB PORTERFIELD Americans are falling behind on their credit card payments at an alarming rate, sending delinquencies and defaults surging by double-digit percentages in the last year and prompting warnings of worse to come. An Associated Press analysis of financial data from the country's largest card issuers also found that the greatest rise was among accounts more than ...

'Marketplace' Report: Credit Card Debt (NPR)
Credit card delinquencies have jumped 26 percent from a year ago, a recent Associated Press poll shows. Experts say the subprime mortgage meltdown is partly to blame as consumers turn to credit cards to cover expenses. Marketplace's Steve Tripoli examines what this could mean to the nation's economy.

'Marketplace' Report: Credit Card Debt (NPR)
Credit card delinquencies have jumped 26 percent from a year ago, a recent Associated Press poll shows. Experts say the sub-prime mortgage meltdown is partly to blame as consumers turn to credit cards to cover expenses. Marketplace's Steve Tripoli examines what this could mean to the nation's economy.

More Credit Card Bills Going Unpaid (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)
Unpaid credit card bills are piling up in a nation seemingly obsessed with plastic.

Rising unpaid credit cards bills expand Americans' debt woes (The Arizona Republic)
Americans' debt woes expanding. Now it's unpaid credit card bills that are rising.

Americans' debt woes expanding (The News Virginian)
SAN FRANCISCO - Americans are falling behind on their credit card payments at an alarming rate, sending delinquencies and defaults surging by double-digit percentages in the last year and prompting warnings of worse to come.   An Associated Press analysis of financial data from the country's largest card issuers also found that the greatest rise was among accounts more than 90 days in arrears.   ...