Debt collectors have limits under federal law and there are certain behaviors that cross the line into harassment.

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 ...

Persistent debt collector calls can feel overwhelming, but there are some steps borrowers can take to stop them.

Americans report being harrassed and threatened by collections agents. Nov. 1, 2008 — -- In tough economic times, millions of Americans are in debt. Some of them have been contacted by ...

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — People trying to climb out of debt are filing a growing number of complaints against collection agencies, accusing them of abusive and threatening behavior, among other things. In ...

As inflation continues to hit families across the U.S., a new survey has revealed that credit card debt is a growing concern for more than half of Americans. According to exclusive poll data from a ...

Republicans on the House Government Oversight Committee approved the committee’s report Tuesday recommending an independent audit and transfer of the judicial branch’s court debt collection system to ...