(NewsNation) — American households owe a record $18.4 trillion, and federal data shows complaints about aggressive debt collection have surged over the past year. The Federal Trade Commission logged ...

DAYTON — Complaints about aggressive debt collectors are on the rise as more people find themselves living paycheck to paycheck. Sam Brashears, a single mom working as an appointment scheduler, has ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is opposing debt collector PRA Group Inc.'s bid to terminate a 2023 consent judgment ...

Involuntary medical debt continues to impair the credit of an untold number of otherwise creditworthy Americans. Federal ...

Debt collectors have limits under federal law and there are certain behaviors that cross the line into harassment.

More and more Pennsylvanians are swiping credit cards and finding themselves in too much debt for comfort. But when the debt collection companies start calling, most people don't know what to do. If ...

Fall behind on a debt payment and your phone will start ringing off the hook. The Federal Trade Commission says that Florida is one of the highest-ranking states for debt collection calls. At least 31 ...

As consumer proposals rise in Canada, one couple’s dilemma shows how quickly support can become personal risk ...