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RECENT NEWS

QUICK CONSUMER DEBT RESOURCE GUIDE (updated 3/13/2025)

Emergency HEAP Will Open on January 2, 2025

Medicare To Be Accessible for Older Individuals Leaving Incarceration

Save Money This Tax Season

Rule Finalized to Remove All Medical Debt From Credit Reports

Updated Exempt Amounts for Wage Garnishments and Frozen Bank Accounts

Debt Collectors Contacting You? Use these sample verification and cease dunning letters

SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) Plan replaces the REPAYE (Revised Pay As You Earn) Plan

Consumer Update for Bank of America Customers!

July 2023 Student Loan Update!

REMINDER: Check Your Credit Report!

FTC Sending Refunds to People Scammed by Student Debt Relief Company Arete

Supreme Court Strikes Down Student Debt Relief Plan

Upcoming LSCA Training: A Fresh Start – Getting out of Default on your Student Loans

Student Loan Tip! Are you in default on your federal student loans?

May 2023 Student Loan Tip!

Financial Literacy Month: Avoiding a Scam When You’re Looking for a Job

Financial Literacy Month: Buying and Owning a Car

Financial Literacy Month: Education and Training

Financial Literacy Month: Borrowing and Debt

Should you postpone paying your federal student loans?

Do you know someone who may be eligible for a student loan discharge based on total and permanent disability (TPD)?

Major Credit Bureaus Institute New Policy to No Longer Include Medical Debt Under a Dollar Threshold on Credit Reports!

Student Loan Relief Extended

New Tool Helps Family Members Avoid Improper Debt Collections by Nursing Facilities

December 2022 Consumer Debt Update

New NY State Law to Help Victims of Identity Theft

What are my rights if my bank account is frozen?

¿Qué tipos de ingreso pueden sacarme de mi cuenta bancaria?

What kinds of income can be taken out of my bank account?

How much can a creditor garnish from my bank account?

New Consumer Credit Debt Statute of Limitations

Medical Debt and your credit report

New protections against surprise or out-of-network medical bills.

Consumer Judgment Interest lowered to 2%

¿Cómo denuncio una estafa?

How do I report a scam?

More Information on Student Loans

What is Small Claims Court and how can I use it?