NEW YORK — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of non-payment ...

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The U.S. Department of Education is resuming wage garnishment for borrowers in default on their federal student loans, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill that removes medical debt from credit score reporting into law on Tuesday. Senate Bill 5480, sponsored by Sen. Marcus Riccelli ...

According to a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Census Bureau data, 23 million people — nearly 1 in 10 adults — carry significant medical debt. In addition, a report by the Consumer Financial ...

LOS ANGELES -- California lawmakers are working on a bill that promises to protect residents from having their credit rating affected by unpaid medical debt. State Sen. Monique Limon introduced Senate ...

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