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 ...

LOWELL — Holly DeLisle, of Tewksbury, 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 her to pay $50 ...

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 ...

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 ...