Washington settles with debt collection agency requiring $1.5M in medical debt relief | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

On April 13, the Washington Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced it had filed a consent decree in King County Superior Court that requires a debt collection agency to provide at least $1.5 million in medical debt relief to affected consumers. The state alleged that the agency violated the state Consumer Protection Act and Collection Agency…

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Does Debt Relief Hurt Your Credit?

If you’re drowning in overdue, ballooning bills, you’ve likely heard of debt relief. Debt relief can look like different things, whether it’s consolidating multiple credit card balances through a debt consolidation loan or going as far as declaring bankruptcy when you just can’t pay anything off. Depending on which route you take, your credit score…