A new analysis from Upgraded Points identifies where young adults are struggling most with severe credit card delinquency, ...

Florida is seeing one of the steepest spikes in debt collection calls in the country, and Tampa is among the hardest-hit ...

The state has spent $138,271 so far in the pursuit of buying, and then forgiving, nearly $12 million in medical debt.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in the United States. The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices ...

A divorce decree outlines which spouse is legally responsible for each debt after the divorce is completed. States either have community property or common law marriages, and these laws determine how ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about debt collectors is that they’re always working for the original lender. In reality, ...

In an email to Bay Area News Group, Michelle Santoro with Undue Medical Debt said that over $1.22 million in medical debt was cleared in Santa Cruz County. In San Francisco County, that figure was ...

One of the most common tricks collection agencies use to get you to pay off old debt is trying to restart the statute of limitations. Each state has laws about how long a collector can sue you for a ...

Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections. Elsewhere, industry ...

The threat that a person’s driver’s license could be suspended continues to be the best way to get the attention of people to ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Debt collection calls are reaching new highs across the U.S. in 2025, with a significant number of those calls flagged as abusive or threatening. “We’re going to arrest you. We’re ...

Jasmine Laws is a US News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, but she also writes about U.S. politics, crime and ...