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

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

Maryland, New Mexico, Washington, and Nevada are among the states making efforts to help patients out of medical debt. Thirty-five percent of American adults carry medical debt, according to ...

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

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.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills that will bolster consumer protection rules in areas such as debt collection for small-business owners and overdraft-related fees charged by ...

Two new laws in South Carolina require every school give elementary school teachers a 30-minute break each day without students and ban districts from turning over school lunch debt to collection ...

Readers respond: Weakened clean water laws will harm Oregon Jan. 4, 2026, 5:00 a.m. Lastly, the lack of robust enforcement ...