Millions of Americans are struggling with credit card debt, and in 2026, some may qualify for relief through credit card debt ...

A borrower is in default after an extended period without making payments and failing to restore the loan to good standing.

The U.S. Department of Education will delay plans to seize tax refunds and garnish wages from struggling student loan ...

Disputing collections debt can protect your credit, but only if you know when it actually makes sense to do so.

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – If you have ever received a call from a debt collector, you know how annoying and sometimes hostile it can be. Thousands of complaints are made every year to the government ...

In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) request for input on unnecessary compliance burdens, the debt collection industry, led by ACA International, is advocating for significant ...

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

Debt collectors have filed a lawsuit challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) advisory opinion on medical debt collection, sayiing the agency overstepped its bounds. The CFPB's ...

US HOW TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT AS A CONSUMER, YOU’VE GOT A BOATLOAD OF RIGHTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS. A VIEWER ...

The pressure is off for collectors of debts owed by New Yorkers for now, under a New York City regulation that has been years in the making, and which has already seen its effective date postponed ...

High-rate debt has become an increasingly common part of many people's financial lives over the last decade and the economic issues that have been looming recently, like sticky (but now cooling) ...