On Jan. 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a new rule banning medical debt from all credit reports.

There are rules that dictate when a debt collector can call you — and how many times they're allowed to do it.

A bill to limit the interest rate on credit cards has been introduced in Congress. The banking industry says capping rates ...

The fate of a Biden-era rule that would keep medical debt from consumers’ credit reports is up in the air amid reported ...

Consumer credit reporting companies and debt collectors will have an extra three months to comply with a Biden-era Consumer ...

A group of lenders who participated in the controversial Serta Simmons Bedding LLC “uptier” debt deal, recently overturned by ...

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) [1], is the federal consumer protection statute which regulates debt collection practices and establishes liability for abusive debt collection practices ...

Dealing with a loved one’s terminal illness is never easy, but one Kansas City man’s struggles have been amplified by the ...

Entitlements are created by law and convey a benefit if certain conditions are met; however, entitlements are not a legally ...

A budgetary shortfall may feel like a rainy day, making it tempting to tap state reserves. But the real storm clouds are on ...

Sign the “Deferred Resignation” contract at your peril. A law professor says you may be giving up some essential rights.

An examination of the different formulations and specific characteristics of payment-in-kind (PIK) interest, with a focus on ...