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BREATHING ROOM. I STARTED TO FEEL THE CRUNCH WHEN I STARTED TO USE CREDIT CARDS FOR JUST DAILY ESSENTIALS. FOR JENNIFER PAEZ, MORE EXPENSES AND LESS MONEY. COMING IN MEANT ONE SIMPLE THING SHE HAD TO ...

"It's sort of a head-spinning, 180-degree reversal," said Chi Chi Wu, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, ...

ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foreclosure legal inquiries jumped nearly 30% year-over-year in the second quarter as mounting consumer debt pushed Americans to seek legal help at the highest rate since ...

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The rule would have removed more than $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said at the time it was finalized. A ...

A federal rule restricting the debt’s inclusion has been canceled. Now, the consumer bureau is trying to overturn state restrictions. By Ann Carrns A court ruling this summer canceled a Biden-era ...

Michigan lawmakers want to reduce the burden of medical costs on residents. State senators have introduced bipartisan legislation that would make it easier to get financial assistance from hospitals, ...

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The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact of unpaid medical bills on consumers’ credit history. By Stacy Cowley In ...