Illinois has eliminated nearly $430 million in medical debt for residents during the first year of its statewide relief initiative, according to state officials.

The White House is racing to cancel student debt through a mix of targeted relief and regulatory rewrites, and the result is a patchwork of programs that can wipe out balances far faster than the old ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has announced that the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program has erased nearly $430 million in medical debt ...

Are debt relief programs legit? Yes. Debt relief, aka debt settlement or debt resolution, is a legitimate industry that can be helpful to people experiencing certain financial difficulties. However, ...

FAR THIS YEAR. IMAGINE WAKING UP TO FIND YOUR MEDICAL DEBT GONE. IT’S HAPPENING ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING HERE IN THE TRIAD. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH A WINSTON-SALEM WOMAN WHO SAYS IT’S ...

A North Carolina program incentivizing hospitals to relieve patients’ medical debts has cut more than $6.5 billion in accrued debts for more than 2.5 million people since launching last summer. The ...

The Trump administration has reached a new agreement with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that could unlock long-awaited student loan relief for millions of borrowers.

IN 2023. NEW HERE AT NOON, A MEDICAL DEBT PRELIEF MILESTONE IN NORTH CAROLINA. GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN AND THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ANNOUNCED MORE THAN $6.5 BILLION HAS BEEN RAISED OVER THE ...

Schemes allegedly took in millions in up-front fees but provided no assistance. — -- Federal and state authorities are cracking down on multiple purveyors of so-called “student loan debt relief,” ...

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against seven companies and three individuals operating the "Accelerated Debt" program that falsely claimed to reduce consumers' debt by as ...