FOR many businesses, unpaid receivables are an unavoidable part of operations. Whether arising from unpaid invoices, defaulted loans, or broken payment promises, bad debts can significantly affect a ...

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A charge-off is when a lender writes off your account as a loss and closes the account for further use. You are still legally responsible for the balance that is charged off. The lender may transfer ...

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The amount of bad debt stemming from patients with insurance increased more than five-fold in a three-year period, hitting providers' financial statements in an already challenging environment. Almost ...

A new rule will prohibit a certain type of bad debt from appearing on credit reports. The rule, announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, prohibits unpaid medical bills from appearing on ...