Coulter Jones

Coulter Jones

Coulter Jones is a reporter for Bloomberg News. He specializes in using data analysis, programming and open records to report compelling stories.

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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.

December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024

2024: The Year in Graphics

The Year in Graphics

2024 Year in Graphics

December 9, 2024

December 9, 2024

Insiders Tell How IT Giant Favored Indian H-1B Workers Over US Employees

Insiders Tell How IT Giant Favored Indian H-1B Workers Over US Employees