Debt collectors rarely disappear on their own. Old balances can be sold, resold, and pursued in different ways for years, ...

(WSPA) – Personal debt in the US has reached an all-time high of nearly 18 trillion dollars. For credit card debt alone, delinquency rates are at a 14-year high. If you’re struggling, it’s crucial to ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Debt collection is when a company attempts to collect payment on past-due and unpaid debt, such as a loan or medical bill. It ...

If a bill lands in collections, the fallout escalates quickly. So, you should know what to expect and how to fix it.

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Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration ...

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 ...

In 2020, California led the nation in outlawing transcript-withholding, a debt collection practice that sometimes kept ...

California and other states began blocking colleges from withholding students' transcripts for unpaid bills five years ago.