Amid rising costs and reported debt anxiety, experts outline eight signs debt has become problematic, highlighting why early ...

Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is on a mission to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices. It issued advisories in October identifying illegal practices and ...

CreditNinja reports that about 41% of working-age Americans (72 million) have medical debt, affecting lower-income and ...

Debt collection is a legitimate business — when done legally. But too often, debt collectors choose to push the boundaries, especially when they assume the person on the other end of the line isn't ...

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

Colorado is seeing a sharp rise in complaints about debt collection calls, and consumer advocates warn that some of them may cross the line into abusive — or even fraudulent — behavior. Gold and ...

Credit card debt is a common challenge, which means (luckily) there are a lot of tools out there for overcoming it.

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