Americans have faced a range of difficult economic issues over the past few years, many of which have had a big impact on their finances. For starters, while inflation has cooled compared to recent ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

PAGELAND, S.C. — A Pageland woman turned to Action 9 for help after she received a letter from a debt collector, and she wasn’t sure if it was legitimate or a scam. Felicia Miller gave birth to her ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9% — between 2020 and 2022, according to a report Tuesday from the U.S. Consumer Financial ...