Getting calls from debt collectors can be unsettling, but if you encounter these red flags, chances are you're dealing with a ...

Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration ...

Some of these loans — known as zombie mortgages — were reportedly sold to debt buyers for pennies on the dollar, despite many ...

A fight over whether New Jersey debt collectors face liability for unlicensed consumer lending is forcing state justices to confront whether the Legislature quietly jettisoned a century of private ...

Having watched Chicago’s City Council rebel against his budget and pass its own, Mayor Brandon Johnson is now focused on the matter of how (and if) the city collects its past-due debts. Going forward, ...

Since the start of 2023, Nevada has written off more than $106 million in bad debt, money that state officials have determined is impossible or impractical to collect ...

Debt collectors rarely disappear on their own. Old balances can be sold, resold, and pursued in different ways for years, ...

More than 20 new California workplace laws take effect this year, including one that could rewrite the rules on bonuses, ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

Lawmakers passed hundreds of laws during the 2025 legislative session. Here's some of the bills that go into effect on Jan. 1 ...

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in a case regarding the billing of low-income Iowa residents for court-appointed attorney ...