Trump Gutted Agency Investigating Zombie Mortgage Debt Collectors Many homeowners were blindsided by huge bills from zombie mortgages. A federal investigation of unlawful debt collections has stalled after the Trump administration gutted the Consumer Financial Prote...

Hello Bluesky! Please check out the latest from Bloomberg's data investigation team: With the Trump administration, led by Russ Vought, gutting the CFPB, homeowners are left to fend for themselves in fighting off zombie debt collectors. Here's a temp gift link:

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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 large bills and threats of foreclosure to blindside homeowners across the US.

This is the second installment in the Zombie debt series by Coulter Jones @ericfan-journo.bsky.social & Noah Buhayar, which kicked off earlier this month with documents and data the transparency collective @ddosecrets.com @emma.best shared with Bloomberg.

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Hundreds of thousands more borrowers remain exposed on more than $32 billion of the old loans.

🔍 BIG NEW investigation: Zombie debt collectors are taking advantage of Russ Vought's decimation of the CFPB and going after homeowners who are now alone fighting to fend off massive interest charges in hopes of saving their homes

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