Does the VA have a debt relief program?

Veterans carry a disproportionate share of the debt burden. Here's what the VA offers — and where it falls short.

Veteran debt relief grants: Your guide to financial assistance programs in 2026

Freedom Debt Relief reports veterans can access various debt relief programs, including grants that don't require repayment, pensions, and legal aid.

Medical debt forgiveness program extended for Cook County residents

Illinois and local officials announced Cook County will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out.

Illinois medical debt relief program has erased more than $1 billion

Illinois’ Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program erased more than $1 billion of debt last year. The program is done through a partnership with the nonprofit group Undue Medical Debt. The partnership helped ...
Business Wire

Association for Consumer Debt Relief Welcomes Robert Sweeney as Government Affairs Manager for the East

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association for Consumer Debt Relief (ACDR), the leading advocate for the debt relief industry nationwide, has announced that Robert Sweeney has joined the ...
WITN

Gov. Stein visits Greenville to discuss medical debt relief program

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Medical debt is a burden that affects millions of North Carolinians. “How can I pay off medical debt?” Pitt County resident Marlyn Hemby says. “I don’t want to go back to the ...
WITN

Gov. Stein to speak in Greenville on medical debt relief

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Governor Josh Stein will be in Greenville this afternoon for a roundtable discussion on medical debt relief. Stein will host the roundtable at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist ...
NJBIZ

NJ wipes $86M in medical debt for 53,000 residents

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the sixth round of New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Initiative Jan. 2. The latest move eliminates more than $86 million in medical debt for over 53,000 residents through the ...