Certain types of loans are secured by property. This gives the lender the ability to repossess the secured asset if you stop making payments. Mortgage debt is a type of secured debt: Your mortgage is ...

When a debt collector sells your account, the process can shift quickly. Here's what borrowers should understand.

If you have outstanding debt, it may ultimately end up in the hands of a collection agency. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a collection agency can send collection letters to your home ...

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Medical debt can be written off in some circumstances, but not in the widespread way many people hope for. Instead, several ...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered medical debt collection agency Commonwealth Financial Systems to cease operations and pay a $95,000 fine for illegally trying to collect ...

If your debt is sent to collections you'll need to take immediate steps to avoid the financial impacts. / Credit: Siriporn Kaenseeya / EyeEm If you have debts in collection, you're not alone. In ...

CreditNirvana has launched Maestro, an AI platform that automates the debt-collection lifecycle, offering significant ...