No matter how good your services or products are, some consumers will renege on their agreement to pay for them. This is why, when possible, it's wise to require payment before you render services.

LOWELL — Holly DeLisle says she told a judge in Lowell District Court that her only source of income was $219 per week in unemployment benefits, but a judge still ordered the Tewksbury resident to pay ...

Medical bills can quickly spiral, so you need to understand your legal exposure if the debt goes to collections.

The Federal Trade Commission is publishing procedures for the administrative collection of debts, including those arising under judgments and orders of the FTC. The final amendments to Part 1 of the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued its long-awaited final rule defining larger participants of a market for consumer debt collection. The rule is effective January 2, 2013. To enable ...

What is a debt collector? A debt collector is defined as any person who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, consumer debts asserted to be owed to another person. A ...

A suit was filed late last week against Yale New-Haven and Bridgeport Hospitals, alleging their debt collection procedures violate medical debt collection protections adopted by the Connecticut ...

If you’re someone who’s opted to automate debt collection processes for your business, congratulations, you’re on the right path. Automating debt collection has become an invaluable tool for many ...

After his recent herniated-disk surgery, Peter Drier was ready for the $56,000 hospital charge, the $4,300 anesthesiologist bill, and the $133,000 fee for orthopedist. All were either in-network under ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — A congressional watchdog has criticized the Defense Department’s debt collection procedures, saying it needs to do a better job of informing servicemembers of their rights ...

Two debt buyers, National Credit Adjusters LLC and Webcollex LLC, have entered into consent judgments with the New York Department of Financial Services for allegedly violating the Fair Debt ...