Freedom Debt Relief reports veterans can access various debt relief programs, including grants that don't require repayment, ...

Southwest Recovery Services has released a new guide exploring the nuances of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and how ...

Dealing with debt collection? Learn how to handle collection letters, repair your credit score, and understand insurance ...

It’s not a new debt. In fact, it’s one the Bamboozled column featured back in 2013. In what we thought was the end of ...

Dunning refers to making insistent demands for the payment of a debt and refers to the collections process when used in a ...

Key Takeaways Commercial debt collection agencies typically charge contingency fees ranging from 15% to 50% of ...

Think you can ignore a $50 debt without consequences? Think again. While there’s no legal minimum for collections, even tiny unpaid amounts can haunt your credit score—and the threshold that triggers ...

Black Americans are disproportionately affected by medical debt and can use a new consumer tool to help manage their bills ...

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, ...

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 ...

A sign directs visitors to either the Nesbett Courthouse or Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage on August 31, 2022. Every morning, Alaska’s court system publishes an updated list of new civil ...

What began as a fun way to make birthdays special has now left one family member feeling like the tradition has become more of a "debt collection service" Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.