This article is the second of a three-part series looking at issues surrounding debt lawsuits in state courts.
State courts should offer a path to resolution for the millions of Americans sued for debt each year. Too often, however, consumers involved in litigation must deal with inadequate information, confusing processes, and outdated, ineffective policies that do little to help them address their debts. Better policies around these lawsuits can help alleviate some of those issues, and policymakers have both the ability and the authority to implement simple, straight-forward solutions to improve how debt cases play out in court.
As part of its examination of how consumer debt litigation policies fail consumers, The Pew Charitable…
