Debt collection complaints in North Texas have paralleled a nationwide surge. Experts and data attribute the spike to higher ...

Feel sick every time the phone rings? You’re not alone.

First Assistant Clerk Magistrate Ariel Madaro speaks to two attorneys representing debt collectors and credit card companies during a small claims hearing in East Boston in April, 2024. The number of ...

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 struggled ...

That legal threat from your debt collector may not be empty. How often do they really take that action, though?

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 ...

Changes to the CFPB have made it more difficult to file a complaint and limited protections available to consumers, making it ...

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 ...