Thirteen Minnesota hospital systems reported a bad-debt increase of $ 15 million between 2013 and 2014 even as charity care costs - reported by 10 hospital systems - fell by about $ 37 million in the same period, according to an analysis by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Collection & Credit Risk
Revolving consumer credit, which is mostly made up of credit card loans, fell in November by the largest amount in a year, according to a report Thursday from the Federal Reserve Board. Collection & Credit Risk
Default rates fell slightly in July to the lowest mark in more than 10 years, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices released Tuesday. Collections - Credit Card
Citigroup, the third-largest U.S. bank by assets, will pay roughly $ 7 billion in fines and consumer relief to settle an investigation into risky subprime mortgages and resolve government claims that it misled investors about the quality of mortgage-backed bonds sold before the 2008 financial crisis. Collections - Other Consumer
