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

Pay-for-delete promises to erase collection debt from your credit report, but the results of this strategy can vary.

(NewsNation) — American households owe a record $18.4 trillion, and federal data shows complaints about aggressive debt collection have surged over the past year. The Federal Trade Commission logged ...

If you're behind on payments, you should know what the odds are that a debt collector will take legal action.

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

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 ...

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 ...