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Vought Expands CFPB Work Freeze, Cancels Next Fed Funding Draw

Warren Seeks Info From Trump Administration on ‘Zombie’ Loans

In a letter addressed to Russell Vought, the senator asked about the status of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau investigations into companies that collected the old second mortgages.

April 1, 2026

April 1, 2026

Warren Seeks Info From Trump Administration on ‘Zombie’ Loans

In a letter addressed to Russell Vought, the senator asked about the status of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau investigations into companies that collected the old second mortgages.

Vought Expands CFPB Work Freeze, Cancels Next Fed Funding Draw

March 17, 2026

March 17, 2026

‘Zombie’ Second Mortgages Spur New Battles in State Capitols

Debt collectors are blindsiding borrowers with years of back interest on old home loans. States are becoming a flashpoint in the legal battle.

‘Zombie’ Second Mortgages Spur New Battles in State Capitols

December 18, 2025

December 18, 2025

Rise of the ‘Zombie’ Loans

Federal officials and banks dealing with the subprime mortgage mess helped create the “zombie” mortgages crisis. After providing billions of dollars in relief to homeowners for first mortgages, they left vast numbers of second mortgages intact.

Rise of the ‘Zombie’ Loans

December 17, 2025

December 17, 2025

Warren Seeks Answers on ‘Zombie’ Second Mortgages

The Democratic senator wants to know if banks received credit under a national mortgage settlement for loans that were later sold to debt collectors.

CFPB Headquarters Closed After Musk’s DOGE Descends On Agency

December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025

Year in Review: 2025 in Graphics, Maps, and Visual Stories

The Year in Graphics

2025: The Year in Graphics (4x3 animated GIF V2)

October 30, 2025

October 30, 2025

Trump Gutted the Agency Tasked With Protecting Homeowners from Zombie Loans

A new Bloomberg analysis shows just how widespread these debt collections have become.

Zombie Debt Part II

October 6, 2025

October 6, 2025

How Debt Collectors Spin Riches from Zombie Loans

Bloomberg News obtained a trove of internal records from one debt collector that reveals how the industry uses inflated bills and threats of foreclosure to blindside homeowners across the US.

Zombie Debt Inc.

September 8, 2025

September 8, 2025

Scaramucci Struggles to Spin a Trump Tax Break Into Profit for Clients

Key Speakers At The Hope Global Forums Annual Meeting

May 3, 2025

May 3, 2025

Buffett Exit to Lift Energy Executive Abel to Berkshire CEO

Inside The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Annual General Meeting

December 27, 2024

December 27, 2024

College Football Is Wild and Still Broken

College Football Is Wild and Still Broken

December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024

2024: The Year in Graphics

The Year in Graphics

2024 Year in Graphics

December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

College Football Coaches Routinely Violate Rules Meant to Protect Players

From the University of Washington to Penn State, athletes are being pushed to play hurt or told to look into transferring schools if they can’t, in violation of NCAA rules.

College Football Coaches Routinely Violate Rules Meant to Protect Players

November 22, 2024

November 22, 2024

What Happens When US Hospitals Go Big on Nurse Practitioners

Faster to train and cheaper to employ than doctors, NPs help American health-care companies’ bottom line—but can risk patient safety.

What Happens When US Hospitals Go Big on Nurse Practitioners

October 8, 2024

October 8, 2024

Walz Woos Donors at Costco Founder’s Home with $250,000 Tickets

CBS Hosts Vice Presidential Debate

September 12, 2024

September 12, 2024

College Football Players Learn an Ugly Truth About Getting Paid

Yes, the stars are making millions. Everyone else is vulnerable to boosters making promises they can’t or won’t keep.

College Football Players Learn an Ugly Truth About Getting Paid

August 14, 2024

August 14, 2024

Surgeons Cut a Giant Tumor Out of My Head. Is There a Better Way?

A freak diagnosis led me to a renowned neurosurgeon—and his decades-long quest to develop medical treatments that use sound.

Surgeons Cut a Giant Tumor Out of My Head. Is There a Better Way?

August 6, 2024

August 6, 2024

Federal Home Loan Banks Face Amped-Up Pressure From Biden Administration, Senators

Pulte Homes Ahead Of Earnings Figures

July 24, 2024

July 24, 2024

The Miseducation of America’s Nurse Practitioners

They don’t merely support doctors—NPs increasingly treat patients independently, including in specialty practices and emergency rooms. When they aren’t well trained, the results can be tragic.

The Miseducation of America’s Nurse Practitioners

July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

FHLBs Invoke End of Chevron Doctrine in Face of New US Rules

Federal Housing Finance Association Headquarters

March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024

After SVB’s Failure, Its Attempted Rescuer Charged $285 Million in Fees

Silicon Valley Bank SVB