Investigative – Voices for Civil Justice

Debt Collectors Have Made a Fortune This Year. Now They’re Coming for More.

Investigative (NATIONAL)

Debt Collectors Have Made a Fortune This Year. Now They’re Coming for More.

October 5, 2020 | Paul Kiel | ProPublica
After a pause for the pandemic, debt buyers are back in the courts, suing debtors by the thousands.
Tags: COVID-19 | Debt Collection

Americans were told to stay home. Black women are most at risk of losing theirs.

Investigative (NATIONAL)

Americans were told to stay home. Black women are most at risk of losing theirs.

When Falling Behind on Rent Leads to Jail Time

Investigative, News Story (Arkansas)

When Falling Behind on Rent Leads to Jail Time

October 26, 2020 | ProPublica

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Housing: Eviction

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

Investigative, News Story (Arkansas, NATIONAL, New York)

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

June 8, 2020 | Paul Kiel , Jeff Ernsthausen | ProPublica

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

Investigative (Arkansas, NATIONAL, New York, STATES)

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested

Investigative (Kansas, NATIONAL)

When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested

October 16, 2019 | Lizzie Presser | ProPublica
Welcome to Coffeyville, Kansas, where the judge has no law degree, debt collectors get a cut of the bail, and Americans are watching their lives — and liberty — disappear in the pursuit of medical debt collection.
Tags: Debt Collection

Natural Disasters Are Getting Worse. People with the Least Power Are Most at Risk.

Investigative (NATIONAL)

Natural Disasters Are Getting Worse. People with the Least Power Are Most at Risk.

April 25, 2019 | Rachel Leven | Center for Public Integrity
“I don’t really think we’ve learned our lesson,” said Debra Wray Furrh, advocacy director for Lone Star Legal Aid in Texas. “We keep seeing the same results over and over and over.”
Tags: Natural Disasters