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On March 27, the Massachusetts attorney general issued an emergency regulation that makes numerous standard debt collection actions an unfair and deceptive act or practice during the defined “state of emergency period.” Specifically, the emergency regulation prohibits both…
Veronica Cavalli was at home in New York City last week, laid off from her job amid the Covid-19 pandemic and, as instructed by New York’s…
LISTEN LIVE as Donald Trump provides coronavirus task force updates from the White House President Donald Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Veterans…
The Australian Financial Review understands Carlyle Group is livid the company was offering large discounts to debtors in 2019 to get money in the door and…
On April 15, Judge Steven L. Shaffer issued an emergency order stopping seizure of bank account and stimulus funds to pay old debts of a Preston…
Several non-profit organizations have asked Ohio Attorney General David Yost to immediately stop collecting millions of dollars in student debts because of the economic downturn caused…
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Department of Finance (IDOF) is warning Idahoans to be careful in dealing with medical debt collection issues. The Department says…
Q. Should I file for bankruptcy? I lost my job in 2007. I became unable to pay my credit card debts about two years later. My…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a policy statement outlining the responsibility of credit-reporting companies (CRA) and furnishers for credit reporting during the COVID-19…
Washington acted swiftly in passing the $2.2 trillion economic relief package to help blunt the ongoing pandemic-led economic downturn. The CARES Act provides financial assistance to millions of…
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