Debt that survivors of domestic violence and other vulnerable populations are forced into, often leave them with deep credit wounds. And a new report warns that current consumer protection rules are ...

A new law in New York makes it the eighth state to provide a path for coerced debt relief for survivors of domestic violence.

A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced a bill to dramatically expand the definition of a coerced abortion to include any kind of intimidation or effort to pressure a pregnant woman to have an abortion.

ALBANY - Among the dozens of bills Gov. Kathy Hochul will consider before the end of the year is one that would allow debt incurred by victims of domestic violence at the hands of their abuser to be ...

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