Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. St. Peters Health Partners was one of more than 50 hospitals in the state that was found to have placed liens on patients' homes ...

US HOW TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT AS A CONSUMER, YOU’VE GOT A BOATLOAD OF RIGHTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS. A VIEWER ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed new regulations for debt collection agencies. While individuals from the CFPB say they believe that these will provide extra protection for ...

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Having a debt collector reach out to you — whether it's by phone, mail, email or even text — can feel jarring. If a call like this catches you off guard, you might even be tempted to immediately pay ...

December New York joined a growing number of states that regulate coerced debt. The law, found in a new Article of the New York ...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee, said grassroots organizing and effective messaging has helped reduce the aggressive debt collection tactics of many hospitals.