A South Jersey mom says thousands of dollars in hospital bills after the birth of her daughter spiraled into aggressive debt collection tactics she claims crossed the legal line.

A debt collector may be able to freeze your bank account, but if it's a joint account, the rules get complicated.

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A new compliance scorecard highlights sweeping changes in state debt collection laws, with California expanding protections to certain commercial debts under SB 1286. These shifts come as the CFPB ...

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Debt collection calls have increased by over 200% in the past year, with over 194,000 of them being reported as fraudulent or abusive and threatening, according to data from the Federal Trade ...

A federal court in Illinois declined to dismiss Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Illinois consumer fraud claims brought by a homeowner who says a loan servicer tried to collect more than ...

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Virginia is about to get a handful of new laws to crack down on debt collectors.

Debt settlement usually means handing over a lump sum of cash, but that's not the only way to settle your debt.

A report issued Thursday by Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg confirmed Sun-Times reporting on City Hall's poor track record of collecting unpaid fines.