Debt collectors generally descend after a creditor has given up sending bills and resorts to contacting the consumer by phone. Some creditors use in-house debt collectors. Others sell delinquent ...

The bill would prevent hospitals from taking money out of former patients' paychecks and cap interest rates on medical debt at 3%, down from the current 8%.

LA Ethics Board failed to collect $2.7M in late fines from officials for unfiled financial disclosures, per May 27 LLA report ...

Stacey Knoll thought the court summons she received was a scam. She didn't remember getting any medical bills from Montrose ...

Considering the claims by Mr Montana, SARS will to the extent necessary, invoke Section 67 (5) of the Tax Administration Act, which allows SARS to disclose taxpayer information that would otherwise be ...

Her indictment on mortgage-related charges follows a case brought against the former F.B.I. director James Comey.

Tall, rich, and beautiful, Richmond was hard to ignore. His eyes in particular were “superb,” as one contemporary remembered; ...

New federal data shows debt collection calls have jumped more than 200 percent in the past year, flooding phone lines ...

Overall, some 42.3 million borrowers owe $1.67 trillion in student loans, according to the Education Department.

This could change how collections and repayments work, as private lenders may be less forgiving than the federal government.

A decade-long Republican campaign to weaken the U.S. consumer watchdog's independence is set to backfire if Democrat Joe Biden wins the presidential election, by handing him the power to swiftly ...

Being sued over credit card debt is stressful, but by responding promptly, verifying the debt's validity, understanding your ...