Patients, Advocates Applaud State Medical Debt Rules For Better Protecting New Mexicans

December 30, 2021CreditBy toptierfinancial

STATE News: New Mexico Together for Healthcare Tuesday applauded the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance for issuing final medical debt rules that reflect patient and advocate requests to strengthen the draft rules to better protect low-income patients. The medical … Continue reading →

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Lenders And Loan Servicers May Be Required To Report Delinquent Loans As Current Under The CARES Act

Small-Claims Debt Cases On The Rise In Philadelphia Court

TCPA’s Constitutional Infirmity Post-SCOTUS’s Barr Decision

Proposed State Bill Would Halt Some Student Debt Collection

CFPB Issues Small Entity Compliance Guide On Debt Collection Rule

No FDCPA Harm, No FDCPA Foul

Biden’s CFPB Focuses On Debt Collection As Early Priority

New Rule Lets Debt Collectors Contact Through Email, Text And Social Media

Biden Wants To Shut Down Credit Bureaus

CFPB Considers Halting Implementation Of Debt Collection Rules

Venmo’s Debt-Collection Practices Probed By CFPB

Evictions And Debt Could Spike When Pandemic Rent Comes Due

Why millions of Americans are now tapping credit unions for loans

New York Suspends State Debt Collection

New York AG Eyes Credit Acceptance Corp In Regulatory Probe

Suspension Of NYS Debt Collection Renewed For 10th Time

USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures On Farm Loans

How Debt Collectors Could Soon Be Able To Reach You Through Social Media

Senators Unveil Sweeping Bill To Discharge Student Loan And Medical Debt In Bankruptcy

Credit Card Fraud Cases Surge 29%

Student Loans Weigh Heavily On Black And Latino Borrowers In North Carolina