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In the United States, medical debt is a uniquely pervasive issue, affecting an estimated 100 million citizens. With a staggering $220 billion in medical debt, it's no surprise that over half of all ...

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 ...

Medical bills are crushing enough without their adding to the financial burden of families struggling to recover from — or even grieving after — disease and medical emergencies. And a new state law ...

An estimated one-fifth of U.S. households have medical debt on their credit reports, a burden that makes it more expensive for them to buy homes, finance new cars and, in some cases, more difficult to ...

For the millions of Americans struggling to pay off the costs of expensive medical procedures, the looming debt is accompanied by another threat: that the unpaid medical bills could drag down their ...

"Many people have been feeling like they're in some sort of personal financial recession for years now," says Lauren Bringle, an accredited financial counselor at credit-building platform Self ...

Last Friday, a federal judge axed a Biden-era rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would have prohibited consumer credit reporting agencies from including certain medical ...

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

As debt relief scams become more sophisticated, it's easier than ever to fall for one. Watch out for these 7 debt relief ...