The Federal Trade Commission logged over 140,000 consumer complaints about debt collection in the second quarter — a 220% jump from the same period a year earlier. Georgia, Texas and Florida recorded ...

Ohio's proposed Medical Debt Fairness act would address the mounting issue of medical debt. Ohio's proposed Medical Debt Fairness act would address the mounting issue of medical debt. Ohio's proposed ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A former telecom employee is being accused of stealing up to $32,000 at her company after she posed as debt collection agent. In 2022, a Maryland Heights-based telecom company ...

Medical debt is one of the leading causes of financial insecurity for American families and can often come about from unexpected illness or injuries. An analysis of government data by KFF published in ...

If you fall behind on your bills, making a few stressful calls and negotiating with the debt collector could lead to working out a payment plan. It's not an ideal scenario, of course, but once it's ...

(NewsNation) — American households owe a record $18.4 trillion, and federal data shows complaints about aggressive debt collection have surged over the past year. The Federal Trade Commission logged ...

Lawsuits challenging an Iowa debt collection law have been settled confidentially. The settlement leaves the constitutionality of the "confession of judgment" statute unresolved. Iowa Student Loan ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds ...

America is in an affordability crisis. Electricity bills are rising at twice the rate of inflation. Grocery prices are soaring. Tariffs are squeezing families at every turn. And in a few weeks, more ...

Credit Clear, a $115 million debt recovery fintech backed by Alex Waislitz’s Thorney Investment Group, is set to expand its footprint to the United Kingdom with a key acquisition. PSC Insurance ...

WASHINGTON — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of ...