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Our network of qualified creditors' rights attorneys is the largest in the world, and is supported by our industry leading Chubb insurance policy.

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Liaquat Ahamed has spent his career studying the moments when the world’s financial system breaks down. The bad bets, the collective delusions, and the geopolitical accidents that tip economies into catastrophe. Right now he doesn’t like what he sees.

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The CFPB said it would reassign virtually all staff nationwide to ​its Washington headquarters later this year, the move likely to weaken an agency the administration is seeking to minimize if not eliminate.

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Virginia Governor established the Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments. Creditors bringing consumer debt collection actions will face new requirements to disclose specific information in their pleadings and provide a separate consumer notice before seeking a default judgment.

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We have a new website! Our updated platform was designed with collection agencies and law firms in mind, making it easier than ever to place claims with our experienced creditors’ rights attorneys. It offers a streamlined user experience and access to the tools you rely on.

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Investors who poured billions into Florida’s Brightline railroad are confronting a potentially steep financial hit as the nation’s largest private intercity rail operator teeters on the verge of one of the largest municipal-market defaults in history.

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A coalition of state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new administration policy that restricts borrowing limits for students pursuing advanced degrees in several health care fields.

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@ReceivablesInfo Building relationships at the ACA annual convention is so important to our industry and our company. We are looking forward to being in Orlando!

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For decades, Japanese government bonds offered minuscule returns, forcing investors there to look abroad. Japanese investors are the largest foreign holders of United States #debt. But, that could change soon as the Bank of Japan has been hiking rates.

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Colorado passed 26‑189, a substantial rewrite of its 2024 law establishing consumer protections for artificial intelligence and replaced it with a more targeted framework for automated decision‑making technology.

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Kevin Warsh's plans to shrink the U.S. central bank's footprint in financial markets could be constrained by rising federal debt and the potentially lost luster of U.S. Treasuries with rising long-term interest rates a sign of the challenge awaiting.

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Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the #CLLA Convention! Don’t miss the exciting evening events, including the Family Feud-style game night, the evening social and karaoke. The perfect chance to relax and strengthen relationships in a lively atmosphere.

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With a public debt load estimated as high as $170 billion, Venezuela’s restructuring promises to be one of the largest and most complex efforts to renegotiate sovereign #debt, economists say.

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We’re heading to Chicago for the #CLLA National Convention! General Bar is excited to connect with clients and industry leaders from across the country for great networking and collaboration. If you’ll be attending, we’d love to see you there!

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Encore Capital Group reported revenue ahead of expectations in Q1 CY2026, with sales up 21% year on year to $475.4 million. Management attributed the strong quarter to effective deployment of new technologies and stable consumer payment behavior.

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The second quarter of 2025 saw the highest increase in reports about debt collectors, at almost 160,000. At that point, the Department of Education had resumed collections on defaulted loans and started garnishing some defaulted borrowers' tax returns.

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The Penn Wharton Budget Model credits AI with a healthy 1.5 percent productivity and GDP increase over the next decade. That would result in deficit reduction of some $400 billion over those 10 years.

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The State Department announced it will begin revoking passports of people who owe significant amounts in child support. Parents who owe more than $2,500 in child support payments are not eligible to receive U.S. passports.

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If someone calls out of the blue promising to lower your credit card interest rate or erase part of your #debt, a new warning from the Federal Trade Commission says there's a good chance it's a scam.

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A new report offers a scenario on how AI could trim down the country’s piling debt. To have AI productivity completely reverse the upward trajectory of the national debt, the government would have to forgo supporting the workers the technology displaces.

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An attorney has been disqualified from representing a plaintiff in a suit against a defendant debt collector because her long history of representing entities affiliated with the defendant creates a conflict with the defendant itself.

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