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 ...

Debt relief could help you pay less than you owe, but the negotiation process for those deals may surprise you.

Once a balance is at least 30 days past due, debt collectors can start calling. Complaints of threatening and harassing ...

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As credit card balances have swelled, debt balances have climbed and delinquency rates have ticked upward over the last few years. Debt collection activity has followed suit. Over time, most unpaid ...

The IRS has ramped up its use of private collection agencies, and millions of taxpayers may not know who is really ...

Enrolling in a debt relief program can impact the debt collection process, and not always in the way you'd expect.

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