Debt Collectors are Emptying Families’ Bank Accounts
Weak State Exemption Laws Exacerbate Affordability Crisis, Expand Racial Wealth Gap
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Report: No States Fully Protect Families from Wage and Asset Seizures as Debt Levels Soar
On State Report Cards, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Utah, and Wyoming Get Fs; No State Receives an A
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USA Today: Debt complaints are surging. Here's the sobering reason.
Appearing in USA Today on Oct. 9, 2025, Daniel de Vise interviews NCLC Senior Attorney April Kuehnhoff for coverage of how and why debt collection complaints are on the rise. “Overwhelmingly, the most common complaint over time has been attempting to collect a debt that’s not owed.” April Kuehnhoff, a senior attorney at the National…
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CFPB Must Supervise Auto Finance, Debt Collection, Credit Reporting, and International Remittance Industries
Rigorous Supervision Is Needed to Protect People from Financial Abuse
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New Resource Empowers Consumers Battling Mounting Debt
Free Online, the 2025 Edition of Surviving Debt Provides New Resources on Student Debt, Medical Debt, and Homeowners’ Rights
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Digital Library: FDCPA: 2024 in Review
This NCLC Digital Library article examines the most significant 2024 FDCPA developments, including summaries of all reported circuit court of appeals decisions, the latest approaches to dealing with FDCPA standing problems, CFPB guidance on collection of medical debt, and important FDCPA claims relating to new legislation limiting credit reporting of medical debt.
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Weak State Exemption Laws Allow Debt Collectors to Push Families Into Poverty
A new report finds that not one state or jurisdiction sufficiently protects its residents' homes, vehicles, belongings, and family finances – and some fail miserably.
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Alabama Congressman Joins Debt Collectors in Support of Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt
Rep. Palmer’s Resolution to Overturn the CFPB’s October Advisory Opinion Comes on the Heels of a Legal Challenge Brought by ACA International WASHINGTON – More than 100 million people struggle under the weight of medical debt, with many facing unfair and deceptive debt collection tactics. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion…
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Nursing Homes Aggressively Pursue Family Members and Friends When Residents’ Bills Go Unpaid, Often Violating the Law
Report Demonstrates Improper Facility & Collection Practices; Consumer Advocates Propose Laws and Policies to Address Problem WASHINGTON – Even though federal law prohibits nursing homes from requiring a third party to guarantee payment of their loved one’s bill, nursing homes still frequently pursue payment from friends and family. Nursing homes have been suing residents’ children,…
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White House Efforts Will Reduce Medical Debt, Protect Consumers from Harmful Debt Collection
Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) applaud a series of actions announced today by the Biden-Harris Administration to provide debt relief to struggling consumers and to address illegal debt collection.
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The New York Times: Surviving Spouses May Not Be Responsible for Partners’ Medical Bills
Appearing in The New York Times on September 27, 2024, Ann Carrns interviews NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson for coverage of how surviving spouses may not be responsible for their loved ones unpaid medical bills. Rules governing such debt vary by state and can be complex. Even when survivors aren’t legally responsible for paying a…
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WGBH Boston: The Debt Mills: How state courts grind through consumer debt cases
Airing on WGBH on September 3, 2024, Jenifer B. McKim interviews April Kuehnhoff to discuss how debt buyers and other companies filed more than 92,000 cases in state courts last year to collect debts from consumers, according to a new report released by the Massachusetts Trial Court. April Kuehnhoff, a senior attorney with the Boston-based National…
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