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

CHICAGO, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than half (52%) of debt collection companies have experienced an increased or significantly increased volume of accounts placed or acquired over the ...

SEATTLE — Financial stress is a rising concern in the United States as nearly half of American’s are carrying debt, according to a recent Bankrate report. Americans held $1.13 trillion on their credit ...

If you've signed up with a debt relief company, chances are you were already struggling to keep up with regular bills, credit card balances or collection debt. Maybe your interest rates were too high ...

A debt collection company for Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland and other Providence hospitals will pay $1 million to the state of Washington after it was accused of failing to inform 160,000 ...

The good news is, though, that unlike criminal cases, debt collection lawsuits are civil matters, and most medical debt ...

Every morning, Alaska’s court system publishes an updated list of new civil lawsuits filed across the state during the past week. And every morning, that list is dominated by debt collection cases, ...

When the letter came, Sonia Wignall didn’t believe it. Why would she? Her debt was a stress-inducing albatross on her financial health and a stain on her credit rating. And, yes, she owed that $33,000 ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Debt collection is when companies try to collect money you owe. While some debt collection is pursued by creditors themselves, ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Debt collection happens when you fall behind on your payments toward credit card bills and other loans. Some creditors hire ...