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“Pretty much that’s the end of the case,” Lee said. “… Typically they can’t afford to hire an attorney for it. It’s pretty expensive to hire an attorney for representation in justice court.” The Mississippi Center for Justice…
The latest statistics tracked by WebRecon LLC show consumer ligation filings increased across the board in June. Looking at the monthly changes from May to June, Fair…
The debate over student loan reform continues as lawmakers reconsider whether they can be discharged in bankruptcy. The Senate Judiciary Committee met on August 3 to…
© Francisco Kjolseth (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Elisha Callahand, pictured on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, is a Utahn who was taken to court…
Thursday, August 5, 2021 Credit One Bank just put the whole dang (TCPA)World on notice–it does not mess around in litigation against consumers. The company–which has…
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Landlords and tenants could be left in the lurch with growing rental debt after the Biden administration and the Centers…
The Washington, D.C., City Council unanimously approved bill 24-347, “Protecting Consumers from Unjust Debt Collection Practices Emergency Amendment Act of 2021,” on Aug. 3 with amendments…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s court system is taking steps to ease financial upheaval as the state resumes foreclosures on delinquent mortgage loans and…
Data: New York Fed; Chart: Axios Visuals Credit card balances recently ticked higher, but remain well below pre-pandemic levels. However, consumers are charging much more than…
Borrowers have successfully avoided the pandemic debt storm, experts have proclaimed, as the last of the emergency forbearance measures close. But evidence of a last-minute spike…
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