Americans often "forced" to pay medical bills they don't owe, feds say - CBS News

"Many Americans feel forced to pay medical bills that they have already paid or never owed to begin with," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in a statement. "The credit reporting system should not be used as a weapon to coerce patients into paying medical bills they do not owe."…

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medical-bills-debt-collector-complaints-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/

Fitch downgrades Russia’s credit rating amid Ukraine crisis, says default is ‘imminent’ - The Washington Post

…A Russian default could shake the economies of developing market countries — favored by some lenders for their high-yield upside — so profoundly that investors could ditch those venues in favor of safer bets, experts say. That would flood Western markets with capital pulled out of China, India, Brazil and eastern European economies, fueling even higher price inflation...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/09/fitch-ratings-russia-default-ukraine-sanctions/

Chinese credit rating agency downgrades US rating over political ‘deficiencies’ | TheHill

A Chinese credit agency has downgraded the United States's credit rating from A- to BBB+, citing increased reliance on debt, Reuters reported Tuesday. Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., one of China's largest firms, said in a statement Tuesday that it had also given the U.S. sovereign ratings a negative outlook, specifically citing the GOP's recently-passed tax-reform plan as a reason why.....
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/369098-chinese-credit-rating-agency-downgrades-uss-rating-over-political-deficiencies

Credit Rating Agency Issues Warning On Climate Change To Cities -- NPR

Moody's Investor Services says it might downgrade U.S. cities' credit rating if they don't deal with the risks posed by climate change. ....
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/01/567843604/credit-rating-agency-issues-warning-on-climate-change-to-cities