Debt Relief Industry News https://getoutofdebt.org The latest news and information from GetOutOfDebt.org about the debt relief industry. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://getoutofdebt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Steve-Avatar-GOOD--150x150.png Debt Relief Industry | Get Out of Debt Guy https://getoutofdebt.org 32 32 36% of People Earning Over $300,000 Say They Live Paycheck to Paycheck. Here’s What the Survey Actually Asked (October 2026) https://getoutofdebt.org/270682/paycheck-to-paycheck-300000-survey-october-2026 https://getoutofdebt.org/270682/paycheck-to-paycheck-300000-survey-october-2026#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:22:12 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270682 https://getoutofdebt.org/270682/paycheck-to-paycheck-300000-survey-october-2026/feed 0 A Pennsylvania Woman Is Suing Tax Network USA. Here’s What the Complaint Says https://getoutofdebt.org/270675/tax-network-usa-lawsuit-what-the-complaint-says https://getoutofdebt.org/270675/tax-network-usa-lawsuit-what-the-complaint-says#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:54:55 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270675 https://getoutofdebt.org/270675/tax-network-usa-lawsuit-what-the-complaint-says/feed 0 Equifax’s $30 Million Hard Inquiry Settlement: Who Actually Qualifies, and What Everyone Else Can Do https://getoutofdebt.org/270616/equifax-30-million-hard-inquiry-settlement-who-qualifies https://getoutofdebt.org/270616/equifax-30-million-hard-inquiry-settlement-who-qualifies#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:19:09 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270616 https://getoutofdebt.org/270616/equifax-30-million-hard-inquiry-settlement-who-qualifies/feed 0 Only 29,000 Jobs Were Added in September. Here’s What a Weak Jobs Report Means for Your Card Rate, Your Savings, and Your Paycheck https://getoutofdebt.org/270576/september-jobs-report-29000-jobs-what-it-means-for-your-money Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:16:45 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270576 SNAP Funding Just Shifted to States. Here’s How I’d Protect My Benefits From a Paperwork Closure (October 2026) https://getoutofdebt.org/270536/snap-funding-shift-states-protect-benefits-paperwork-closure Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:18:35 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270536 How to Check If Your Child Has a Trump Account (and Why I’d Claim the Free Money Before Adding My Own) https://getoutofdebt.org/270531/how-to-check-if-your-child-has-a-trump-account https://getoutofdebt.org/270531/how-to-check-if-your-child-has-a-trump-account#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:17:55 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270531 https://getoutofdebt.org/270531/how-to-check-if-your-child-has-a-trump-account/feed 0 Inflation Cooled This Week. Mortgage Rates Still Rose for a Sixth Straight Week. Here’s Why. https://getoutofdebt.org/270507/mortgage-rates-sixth-straight-week-inflation-cooled-september-2026 https://getoutofdebt.org/270507/mortgage-rates-sixth-straight-week-inflation-cooled-september-2026#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:30:59 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270507 https://getoutofdebt.org/270507/mortgage-rates-sixth-straight-week-inflation-cooled-september-2026/feed 0 The Student Loan Autopay Discount Deadline Just Moved to December 31. Here’s What I’d Do Before Then. https://getoutofdebt.org/270470/student-loan-autopay-discount-deadline-extended-december-31 https://getoutofdebt.org/270470/student-loan-autopay-discount-deadline-extended-december-31#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:27:20 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270470 https://getoutofdebt.org/270470/student-loan-autopay-discount-deadline-extended-december-31/feed 0 Forbes’ $10 Million Website-Tracking Settlement: California Residents Have Until November 9 to File a Claim https://getoutofdebt.org/270443/forbes-website-tracking-settlement-california-file-by-november-9 https://getoutofdebt.org/270443/forbes-website-tracking-settlement-california-file-by-november-9#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:10:04 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270443 https://getoutofdebt.org/270443/forbes-website-tracking-settlement-california-file-by-november-9/feed 0 ClearOne Advantage Sued Over Debt Consolidation Text Messages — Here’s What the Complaint Says https://getoutofdebt.org/270425/clearone-advantage-sued-tcpa-text-messages Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:04:53 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270425 The $96.5 Million Generic Drug Settlement Is Open — How to Register for Your Claim https://getoutofdebt.org/270319/generic-drug-price-fixing-settlement-claim https://getoutofdebt.org/270319/generic-drug-price-fixing-settlement-claim#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:03:43 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270319 https://getoutofdebt.org/270319/generic-drug-price-fixing-settlement-claim/feed 0 The CFPB Just Stopped Publishing Consumer Complaint Stories — Here’s How to Still Vet a Debt Company https://getoutofdebt.org/270303/cfpb-stops-publishing-complaint-narratives-what-to-do https://getoutofdebt.org/270303/cfpb-stops-publishing-complaint-narratives-what-to-do#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:42:48 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270303 https://getoutofdebt.org/270303/cfpb-stops-publishing-complaint-narratives-what-to-do/feed 0 An Early-Season Nor’easter Is Hitting the Coast. Check These 3 Lines in Your Insurance Policy Before It Does. https://getoutofdebt.org/270311/noreaster-insurance-check-2026 https://getoutofdebt.org/270311/noreaster-insurance-check-2026#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:42:14 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270311 https://getoutofdebt.org/270311/noreaster-insurance-check-2026/feed 0 The Fed Just Raised Rates. Here’s the One Thing Your Card Company Doesn’t Have to Tell You https://getoutofdebt.org/270043/fed-hike-card-apr-resets Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:46:11 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=270043 The 2027 Social Security COLA Is Expected October 14, 2026 — And Medicare’s ‘Hold Harmless’ Law Won’t Protect All of It https://getoutofdebt.org/269940/2027-social-security-cola-medicare-hold-harmless-law https://getoutofdebt.org/269940/2027-social-security-cola-medicare-hold-harmless-law#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269940 https://getoutofdebt.org/269940/2027-social-security-cola-medicare-hold-harmless-law/feed 0 Connecticut Just Ordered a Paycheck-Advance App to Refund Every Fee It Charged Its Connecticut Users. Here’s What That Means If You Use One (September 2026) https://getoutofdebt.org/269816/tapcheck-connecticut-consent-order-refund https://getoutofdebt.org/269816/tapcheck-connecticut-consent-order-refund#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:26:44 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269816 https://getoutofdebt.org/269816/tapcheck-connecticut-consent-order-refund/feed 0 EmblemHealth and NYC Have Agreed to a $53 Million Retiree Copay Settlement. Here’s the Deadline — and the Catch in the Fine Print. https://getoutofdebt.org/269739/emblemhealth-nyc-retiree-copay-settlement Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:41:42 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269739 Mortgage Rates Just Hit a One-Year High — and the Fed Isn’t Talking About Cuts. Here’s What’s Really Happening to Your Money This Week https://getoutofdebt.org/269637/mortgage-rate-one-year-high-fed-not-cutting-september-2026 https://getoutofdebt.org/269637/mortgage-rate-one-year-high-fed-not-cutting-september-2026#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:37:03 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269637 https://getoutofdebt.org/269637/mortgage-rate-one-year-high-fed-not-cutting-september-2026/feed 0 No, You’re Not Getting $10,000 From the AMN Healthcare Settlement — Here’s Who Actually Is https://getoutofdebt.org/269534/amn-healthcare-settlement-10000-claim-myth Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:19:25 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269534 The $117 Million Pork Price-Fixing Settlement — Here’s What Nearly Every Write-Up Gets Wrong https://getoutofdebt.org/269542/pork-price-fixing-settlement-117-million-claim-deadline Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:19:25 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269542 The $17 Million Kroger Pharmacy Settlement Is Open — How to File Your Claim Before December 2026 https://getoutofdebt.org/269431/the-17-million-kroger-pharmacy-settlement-is-open-how-to-file-your-claim-before-december-2026 https://getoutofdebt.org/269431/the-17-million-kroger-pharmacy-settlement-is-open-how-to-file-your-claim-before-december-2026#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:41:02 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269431 https://getoutofdebt.org/269431/the-17-million-kroger-pharmacy-settlement-is-open-how-to-file-your-claim-before-december-2026/feed 0 Meta Will Pay at Least $12.1 Billion Over Kids’ Social Media Safety — Don’t Expect a Check https://getoutofdebt.org/269358/meta-child-safety-settlement-no-claim-form-announced Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:43:23 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269358 Connecticut Just Ordered CDS Financial to Cease and Desist — I Flagged This Same Operation Seven Years Ago https://getoutofdebt.org/269354/cds-financial-connecticut-cease-and-desist-order Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:17:52 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269354 The FTC Just Settled With Doxo for $2.1 Million — Pull Your Last 12 Months of Bill Payments and Look for These Fees https://getoutofdebt.org/269085/doxo-ftc-settlement-2-1-million-check-bill-payments https://getoutofdebt.org/269085/doxo-ftc-settlement-2-1-million-check-bill-payments#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:56:03 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=269085 https://getoutofdebt.org/269085/doxo-ftc-settlement-2-1-million-check-bill-payments/feed 0 The $120 Million Homebuyer Commission Settlement Just Opened — Here’s How to File Your Claim Without Paying Anyone https://getoutofdebt.org/268929/homebuyer-commission-settlement-120-million-file-claim-without-paying https://getoutofdebt.org/268929/homebuyer-commission-settlement-120-million-file-claim-without-paying#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:20:15 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=268929 https://getoutofdebt.org/268929/homebuyer-commission-settlement-120-million-file-claim-without-paying/feed 1 The FTC Is Sending $23.8 Million to Grubhub Drivers and Diners — There’s No Claim Form https://getoutofdebt.org/268881/grubhub-ftc-refunds-23-8-million https://getoutofdebt.org/268881/grubhub-ftc-refunds-23-8-million#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:16:07 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=268881 https://getoutofdebt.org/268881/grubhub-ftc-refunds-23-8-million/feed 1 Two Credit Unions Just Agreed to Pay $1.2 Million Over Overdraft and NSF Fees — Here’s How to Get Yours Back Without a Lawsuit https://getoutofdebt.org/268622/credit-union-overdraft-nsf-settlements-get-your-fees-back https://getoutofdebt.org/268622/credit-union-overdraft-nsf-settlements-get-your-fees-back#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:34:24 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=268622 https://getoutofdebt.org/268622/credit-union-overdraft-nsf-settlements-get-your-fees-back/feed 0 Equifax Agreed to Pay $2.2 Million Over Duplicate Debt Reporting — Here’s Who Can Actually Claim It https://getoutofdebt.org/268507/equifax-2-2-million-settlement-duplicate-account-claim-eligibility Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:30:14 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=268507 Oppenheimer to Pay $70 Million Over Allegations It Underpaid Interest on Idle Cash https://getoutofdebt.org/268504/oppenheimer-70-million-cash-sweep-settlement-check-your-brokerage-rate Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:44:51 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=268504 The Costco Email Settlement Isn’t a Nationwide $500 Check — Here’s Who Actually Qualifies https://getoutofdebt.org/266590/the-costco-email-settlement-isnt-a-nationwide-500-check-heres-who-actually-qualifies Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:14:11 +0000 https://getoutofdebt.org/?p=266590