The Year in Review
- A lot happened in 2023 and it can be difficult to remember it all. Take this walk down memory lane …
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Washington Appeals Court Overturns Ruling for Collector on Charity Care Disclosure
- The Washington Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s ruling in favor of a collection operation that was sued because the original creditor — a healthcare provider — did not screen the plaintiff to see if he was eligible for charity care, but there is a lot of back-and-forth between both sides over the contract between the collector and the healthcare provider.
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Most Americans Don’t Expect Financial Situations to Improve in 2024: Survey
- Among consumers who have set financial goals for 2024, the most common one is paying down debt, according to the results of a survey conducted by Bankrate. While that may be good news for collectors, the flip side of that coin is that many consumers, unfortunately, do not expect their financial situations to improve in 2024, although it the number of pessimists is lower than the number who were asked last year.
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The Battle for Student Loan Payments Continues
- A petition is being organized — and so far 35,000 individuals have signed it — asking the Department of Education to cancel their student loan debts. Issues with repayment and other concerns have led 40,000 individuals to go on a “student debt strike,” according to a published report.
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WORTH NOTING: The actors, musicians, and writers we lost in 2023 … Winter isn’t an excuse to not exercise. Here are five tips to keeping your fitness up in freezing temperatures … National Bacon Day is coming this Saturday and Wendy’s wants to help you celebrate it in style … Beauty tips that adults swear by to improve their moods … How a man survived for six days being trapped in his truck in Indiana … The days of free returns are coming to an end … Teen siblings shooting each other over Christmas gifts … How to never let on that you have forgotten someone’s name.
Top 10 Thursday, part I
Top 10 Thursday, part II
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