The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is stopping companies from improperly contacting people in the workplace to put pressure on them to pay allegedly owed debts
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As companies are stopped from charging illegal junk fees, people are facing new risks as companies experiment with sketchy fee tactics, which are themselves also often illegal
Millions of consumers seek urgent medical care at non-profit hospitals that are required to provide financial assistance to patients in need
The CFPB is concerned that medical debt collectors may try to capitalize on surviving spouses’ vulnerabilities to try to collect unpaid medical bills, including bills that may not even be owed
There is a disproportionate impact of medical debt on American Indian and Alaska Native consumers, in Alaska and across the United States
The CFPB filed an amicus brief to help ensure that mortgage servicers acting as debt collectors don’t improperly charge fees that prevent consumers from shopping around
The CFPB and FTC filed an amicus brief to help ensure that people can hold debt collectors accountable for unlawful fees
The CFPB filed an amicus brief to help ensure that consumers can hold debt collectors accountable for making false statements
New Mexicans submitted complaints about credit reporting, debt collection, and other products
La gente de New Mexico nos envió quejas sobre informes de crédito, el cobro de deudas y otros productos
