How an obscure legal document called a “Confession of judgment” turned New York’s court system into a debt-collection machine that’s chewing up small businesses across America.

Source: Bloomberg, November 20, 2018
Story by Zachary R. Mider and Zeke Faux

Although not allowed in most states, a “confession of judgment” signed by the borrower allows a creditor, without proof, to accuse a borrower of not paying the expected monthly payment for example and then to legally seize their assets.

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