Indiana legislators are again turning their attention to medical debt with the introduction of Senate Bill 85: Health Care Debt and Costs, a proposal aimed at limiting aggressive collection practices while expanding consumer protections. The bill would establish mandatory payment plans for qualifying patients, restrict certain wage garnishments, and prohibit medical debt-related liens on a consumer’s primary residence.
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida stayed discovery in a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action while the court considers whether text messages qualify as “calls” under the statute’s do-not-call (DNC) provisions. In McGonigle v. Pure Green Franchise Corp., the court granted the defendant’s motion to stay, finding that the key issues can be resolved as questions of law without discovery. 2026 WL 111338 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 15, 2026).
The CFPB has received the funding it requested from the Federal Reserve, according to a January 15 letter submitted by the Justice Department to the court in the lawsuit filed against the CFPB by the National Treasury Employees Union.
A senior White House official offered only broad insights into the administration’s forthcoming recommendations for a national artificial intelligence policy during testimony before the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology on Jan. 14.
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to student lending.
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