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NEW YORK (AP) — Lenders will no longer be able to consider unpaid medical bills as a credit history factor when they evaluate potential borrowers in the U.S. for mortgages, car loans or business loans, according to a rule the Consumer…

David Zhao signed up for a medical credit card while supine in a dentist’s chair, fluoride trays in his mouth. In December 2018, the consumer lawyer from Los Angeles went for a routine dentist appointment at Western Dental in San…

Companies are tapping Houston’s bankruptcy court by setting up minimal business ties, such as a co-working address or hastily formed entities, to capitalize on debtor-friendly laws. In November, two Swedish companies—debt collector Intrum and electric-vehicle battery maker Northvolt—filed for bankruptcy…

Swedish debt collector Intrum won U.S. court approval for a $4.6 billion debt restructuring, defeating a bondholder group that argued the company didn’t need or deserve the protections of bankruptcy. Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston confirmed a restructuring plan…

When Will Mortgage Rates Go Down? Mortgage rates are expected to fall below 6% in 2025, but the forecast is far from guaranteed. In January 2023, some analysts thought that rates would be around 4.5% by the end of 2024, which obviously…

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Inflation may be cooling, but when it comes to credit card debt more than a third of cardholders are finding themselves in hot water. Roughly 2 in 5 credit cardholders, or 37%, have either maxed out a credit card or…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing[1] for the October – December 2024 and January – March 2025 quarters.  During the October – December 2024 quarter, Treasury expects to borrow $546…

In poll after poll, Americans have indicated the economy is their top concern as they prepare to cast votes this election. Dealing with high inflation for years will do that to you. Although inflation has cooled significantly since it peaked at a…

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has awarded new contracts to three private-sector collection agencies for collection of overdue tax debts. The new contracts begin Thursday following today’s expiration of the old contracts. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, taxpayers with…