More and more Americans are finding themselves stuck dealing with collection debt. According to a recent study from TransUnion, more than half of all debt collectors saw their number of accounts ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. According to a review of in-house data by Experian in 2025, the average American holds over $105,000 in debt. From car loans to ...

Debt collectors have limits, but ignoring them isn't a solid strategy. Here's what happens when debt goes unpaid.

When a lender sells your debt, the rules change, but your obligations might not. Here's what borrowers should know.

In 2014, a group of former debt collection executives founded Undue Medical Debt, an organization that works to “end medical debt and ensure a ...

Testimony on Monday set the stage for an interim committee to find a balance between growing medical debt weighing down Hoosiers and allowing hospitals and other health care providers to collect ...

Did you get a letter in the mail from the County of Los Angeles with the word “Undue” in bold blue? It’s not a scam. It’s a notification that your medical debt was cleared by the county. More than 134 ...

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