With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who ...

Americans have faced a range of difficult economic issues over the past few years, many of which have had a big impact on their finances. For starters, while inflation has cooled compared to recent ...

When you owe money, it's not unusual for your debt to be assigned to a debt collector. Once that happens, debt collectors might start contacting you on a regular basis in an effort to get paid. But ...

More than a quarter of Americans have a debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. If you’re one of them, you may experience an unpleasant barrage of letters and calls from a debt ...

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Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed in recent months, federal data shows, a sign that more Americans are falling behind on credit cards and medical bills. The rise in ...