On September 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual report on debt collection, drawing attention to a range of activities with respect to medical and rental debt ...

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A growing number of Americans are finding themselves living paycheck to paycheck. Some are missing bill payments, leading to a surge in aggressive debt collection calls. Many residents have filed ...

Consumers across the country are being bombarded with intimidating and sometimes aggressive debt collection calls, and ...

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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 ...

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

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health is taking several steps to overhaul its collection practices, including halting seizure of patients’ wages and removing liens on patients’ homes, according to the ...

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

On January 2, the CFPB published a blog post discussing collection practices, particularly those that occur in the workplace. It highlights the stress and pressure that such practices can place on ...

When a debt changes hands, your obligations — and your options — may not be quite what you'd expect.