Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

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 ...

The statute of limitations also plays a critical role. Each state sets time limits on how long a creditor can sue you for ...

As those living in the southwestern United States enter the dog days of summer, debt collectors are especially feeling the heat. As if complying with the myriad of state and federal regulations ...

Cindy Powers was driven into bankruptcy by 19 life-saving abdominal operations. Medical debt started stacking up for Lindsey Vance after she crashed her skateboard and had to get nine stitches in her ...

In the past, it has been common for an institution of higher education to withhold a student’s transcript when the student had outstanding liability to the school. Bankruptcy and various loan ...

High-rate debt has become an increasingly common part of many people's financial lives over the last decade and the economic issues that have been looming recently, like sticky (but now cooling) ...