You may have a legal obligation to repay old debts, but there are also strict limits on debt collectors' tactics.

Getting calls from debt collectors can be unsettling, but if you encounter these red flags, chances are you're dealing with a ...

As unpaid debt balances age, the tone of the collection efforts tends to change, too. The debt collection calls become more ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Debt collection calls are reaching new highs across the U.S. in 2025, with a significant number of those calls flagged as abusive or threatening. “We’re going to arrest you. We’re ...

After years of warning taxpayers that the IRS will never cold call you to collect a tax debt, things are about to change as the IRS begins handing over some of its debt-collection work to private ...

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 ...

Complaints about debt collectors have soared, according to new federal data. The Federal Trade Commission received 194,225 ...

Attorneys from the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands answer your questions about what to do if your ...

Top debt collection specialists urge UK companies to adopt proactive measures to protect their financial stability.

ATLANTA - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered a $24 million fine against Portfolio Recovery Associates after it was warned back in 2015 to clean up its act, but it didn’t. The debt ...

You may have options if a debt settlement no longer feels right, but the timing, paperwork and payments matter.

A fight over whether New Jersey debt collectors face liability for unlicensed consumer lending is forcing state justices to confront whether the Legislature quietly jettisoned a century of private ...