The calls from your credit card issuer may have stopped, but that silence may not mean what you think it does.
A five-figure credit card balance can be tough to tackle, but does it make debt forgiveness a realistic option?
A hardship program can be useful when a smaller payment would give your budget enough room to recover. / Credit: /iStockphoto ...
You just paid off $10,000 in credit card debt -- nice. Here's what happens to your credit score and what you should do next.