Medical debt regulations are shifting dramatically in 2026, with states banning credit reporting and federal rules in limbo.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...

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Pay-for-delete promises to erase collection debt from your credit report, but the results of this strategy can vary.

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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) ...

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A new warning from the Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) disclosed that roughly 2 million people may have compromised their data due to a cyber breach that started on February 14, 2024.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Parents in Rapid City have until Friday to settle negative lunch balances before balances are sent to a ...