Michigan Legislature Advances Medical Debt Curbs on Liens, Garnishment, and Interest
A bipartisan package moving through the Michigan Legislature would create a new Medical Debt Protection Act and channel violations of...
Economists Warn Inflation Pain Will Outlast Iran War, Squeezing Already-Stretched Consumers
The consumers behind delinquent accounts are sliding deeper into what one credit counseling leader calls a "cycle of survival debt,"...
Apple Leans on AI to Lower Payment Friction
Apple is rolling out a set of wallet and payment changes this Fall that lean heavily on artificial intelligence to...
California Moves Toward Letting Trained Nonlawyers Help Consumers
The California Supreme Court has asked the State Bar to gather public comment on a proposed rule that would establish...
Judge Dismisses Tenant’s Deceptive-Practices and Negligence Claims Against Property Manager
A District Court judge in New York has dismissed a tenant's New York General Business Law and common-law negligence claims...
State Appeals Court: Accepting Wrongfully Garnished Funds Is Not Illegal Collection
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a couple's Wisconsin Consumer Act lawsuit that accused an auto...
Collection Law Firm Facing FDCPA Suit
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in...
Daily Digest – June 18. Getting to Know Niel Welborn of Todd, Bremer & Lawson; State Appeals Court Won’t Open Default Judgment for Consumer
Getting to Know Niel Welborn of Todd, Bremer & Lawson Getting into the credit and collection industry may not have...
Consumers Are Using AI More and Trusting It Less
For an industry pouring resources into artificial intelligence, the latest data on how consumers actually feel about the technology may...
New House Bill Would Regulate BNPL Loans as Credit Cards
A new bill in the House of Representatives would fold buy now, pay later loans into the same federal framework...
