Can a company still collect on a charged-off account?

[ad_1] If you’re dealing with debt problems, understanding the true implications of a charge-off is essential. PM Images/Getty Images With costs continually rising and borrowers’ budgets stretched to their limits, millions of Americans have found themselves carrying debt that’s gone unpaid for months or even years on end. But when creditors stop receiving payments for…

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Flesh-eating bacteria kills 5th person this year in Louisiana

[ad_1] A fifth person has died after contracting a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in Louisiana, state health officials said this week.  Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters, CBS News previously reported, and is more common between May and October. It can cause illness including life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis, according to the Centers for…

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Sewage seeps into California beach city from Mexico, upending residents’ lives: “Akin to being trapped in a portable toilet”

[ad_1] California resident Shannon Johnson lives a few blocks from Imperial Beach’s turquoise water and waves of “perfect little curls” — but Johnson and her two young children haven’t stepped foot on the sand in a year. “Every time we go by the beach they’re asking, ‘Is it going to be clean? When are they…

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Former CBO director says Trump’s economic decisions during second term are “not the right way to go”

[ad_1] President Trump’s position on interest rates and the overall economy is under intense scrutiny. Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, one of the U.S.’ foremost conservative economists, says in his first term, Mr. Trump did some “astounding” things for the economy. Holtz-Eakin joins “The Takeout” to discuss why his views on the president’s…

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