Debt collectors will get a break on reporting their accounts for 2020 because of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the House of Assembly heard. But the Debt Collection ...

Student loan debt could become a headache for employees as well as employers in the coming months with the federal government set to ramp up its collection efforts. The U.S. Department of Education ...

Medical debt ranks among the top causes of personal bankruptcies across the U.S., with people often struggling to handle unexpected health care costs even when they are covered by health insurance.

One day last September, while trying to pay for groceries, Leslie Alvarez got the shock of her life. All the money in her bank account had disappeared. The Houston single mother called her bank. An ...

Consumers will have the option to opt out of any electronic messages they may receive, according to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Debt collectors are now allowed to text, email and direct ...

Mark Henricks has written on mortgages, real estate and investing for many leading publications. He works from Austin, Texas, where he engages in songwriting, wilderness backpacking, whitewater ...

John Egan is a veteran personal finance writer whose work has been published by outlets such as Bankrate, Experian, Newsweek Vault and Investopedia. Daphne Foreman is a former Banking and Personal ...

Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed in recent months, federal data shows, a sign that more Americans are falling behind on credit cards and medical bills. The rise in ...