Tag: Debt Collection
‘An arm and a leg’: Viral TikTok video serves up recipe to ‘crush’ medical debt
by, Dan Weissmann, Kaiser Health News February 15, 2021 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Jared Walker, who runs a nonprofit that helps people pay medical bills, posted a TikTok video explaining the…
Debt collectors have made a fortune this year. Now they’re coming for more.
After a pause for the pandemic, debt buyers are back in the courts, suing debtors by the thousands. by Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen Earlier this year, the pandemic swept across the country, killing 100,000 Americans…
They sued thousands of borrowers during the pandemic — Until we started asking questions
Months into the pandemic, a lender that markets to Latino immigrants continued to sue borrowers after they lost jobs and missed payments. But they reversed course when we started asking questions. by Kiah Collier and Ren…
Capital One and other debt collectors are still coming for millions of Americans
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Americans got protection from evictions, foreclosures and student debt. But debt collectors have continued to siphon off their share of paychecks from those who still have jobs. by Paul Kiel and…
One thing the pandemic hasn’t stopped: aggressive medical-debt collection
U.S. hospitals are in the spotlight for being on the frontline of fighting the pandemic. But in the shadows, debt collection operations continue, often by the same institutions treating coronavirus patients, all while unemployment and uncertainty…
