Disputing debt in collections isn't just an option; it's advisable in many situations. . Every year, millions of Americans ...

Being sued over old debt is stressful, but there are ways to resolve this issue, even if you're short on funds.

M anaging debt has become an increasingly challenging task for many Americans in recent years. Rising living costs, high ...

Personal debt in the US has reached an all-time high of nearly 18 trillion dollars. For credit card debt alone, delinquency ...

making the country the leading debt collector. Two decades ago, the country rarely lent money; Japan lent the highest amount, followed by Germany, France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

In effect, the federal agency said, the rule would prevent debt collectors “from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay bills they don’t owe.” Medical debt is a factor ...

She got seven years in prison. That’s a stiffer sentence than given her co-defendants for deceptive debt-collection practices that included lying to payday loan debtors, threatening to have them ...

Debt collection industry groups like the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals have opposed the change, saying it would result in reduced consequences for not paying your bills ...

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government shutdown. President-elect Donald Trump has demanded that a ...

The president-elect has also called on lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling – or get rid of it – as they race to avoid a shutdown over the holidays. Getting rid of the country's debt limit ...

President-elect Donald Trump confounded members of Congress and flipped the government spending debate on its head when he demanded a premature increase to the debt ceiling on “Biden’s watch ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday she expects the U.S. will officially run up against its borrowing limit in mid- to late-January, starting the clock on a major fiscal challenge facing ...