The likelihood that a debt collector will sue you over an unpaid balance depends on the debt, the amount and how collectible ...

Getting calls from debt collectors can be unsettling, but if you encounter these red flags, chances are you're dealing with a ...

After a long pandemic pause, the federal government has flipped the switch back on for defaulted student loans, and the ...

Attorneys from the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands answer your questions about what to do if your ...

Complaints about debt collectors have soared, according to new federal data. The Federal Trade Commission received 194,225 ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

After years of warning taxpayers that the IRS will never cold call you to collect a tax debt, things are about to change as the IRS begins handing over some of its debt-collection work to private ...

When a debt collector reaches out, it can be unsettling, even if you knew that you'd defaulted on your obligations and were expecting the call. Between the pressure to pay, the perceived urgency of ...

ATLANTA - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered a $24 million fine against Portfolio Recovery Associates after it was warned back in 2015 to clean up its act, but it didn’t. The debt ...

Having watched Chicago’s City Council rebel against his budget and pass its own, Mayor Brandon Johnson is now focused on the matter of how (and if) the city collects its past-due debts. Going forward, ...

A fight over whether New Jersey debt collectors face liability for unlicensed consumer lending is forcing state justices to confront whether the Legislature quietly jettisoned a century of private ...