When Tay’Laur and Tai’Leah Paige got the eviction notice taped to their door in August 2023, they thought it was a mistake. The sisters had only missed July’s rent at their North Hollywood apartment ...

On September 5, the CFPB issued its annual report on debt collection practices, detailing the Bureau’s efforts to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This year’s report focuses on ...

QUESTION: Matthew on Twitter asks if rental property debt should be included in the debt snowball. Dave says no. ANSWER: No. The debt snowball is in what we call Baby Step 2. Baby Step 2 is where you ...

On September 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual report on debt collection, drawing attention to a range of activities with respect to medical and rental debt ...

A new service allows users to split their rent payments in two with no interest and no per-use fees. But is buy now, pay later a wise move for covering rent?

Every year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issues a report on aggressive and illegal debt collection practices, and each year it details the shady and outright deceptive tactics debt ...

People have fallen behind on their rent during the pandemic. In addition to the $19 billion rent debt, new data from PolicyLink shows that nearly 6 million households are behind on rent. The data ...

Former tenants of Equity Residential, a real estate investment trust that owns more than 80,000 apartments nationwide, are refusing to pay rent debt they say stems from predatory practices. Courtesy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And it's not just rent that's getting more expensive. Other costs of living and expenses are ballooning and affecting more and ...