The Federal Trade Commission also provides a sample letter you can use to dispute inaccurate information ... in 2022 to stop reporting paid medical collections on consumer credit reports.

Medical debt is a massive problem in the United States, with around 20 million people owing at least some money for ...

A call from a debt collector may add to the challenges that bereaved people are already dealing with. But surviving spouses ...

The time it takes debt and derogatory marks to fall off your credit report depends on the type of debt or mark involved. In ...

Now, four Democratic members of the U.S. Senate have fired off a letter ... to dispute the debt. When a consumer disputes a debt, a debt collector would not be able to continue collection efforts ...

APA submitted its collection of signatures on August 30, 2024. John Thurston sent a letter, explaining why ... Once again, the longstanding dispute has reared its head, leading to APA reaffirming ...

A denied insurance claim will likely be an unpleasant shock, especially if you used a personal loan or emergency savings to ...

On Sunday, an open letter to the former president, signed by more than 230 medical professionals, noted that he was “displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity.” In their letter ...

Patients with cancer had higher rates in total debt collections, medical collections, and bankruptcies. Cancer patients are nearly five-times more likely to experience bankruptcy. The cancer ...

The CFPB is focusing on the regulation of third-party medical debt collection companies, the enforcement of the ‘No Surprises Act’ which ensures that healthcare consumers do not face unjustifiably ...

By Ann Carrns The death of a spouse can be devastating, and in the aftermath, calls from collection ... and the right to dispute it. (The consumer bureau offers sample letters on its website ...