As those living in the southwestern United States enter the dog days of summer, debt collectors are especially feeling the heat. As if complying with the myriad of state and federal regulations ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued a major debt collection law firm on Monday, alleging it is a “mill” that produces shoddy, mass-produced credit-card collection lawsuits.

When debts go to collections, the balance can suddenly grow. Here's why that happens and what you should do next.

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Find my match Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Debt collection is when a company attempts ...

In March 2013, Mississippi dead debt buyer-collector Security Credit Services LLC and debt collection law firm Jacob Law Group PLLC settled a Federal Trade Commission complaint in a Georgia federal ...

What happens when the statute of limitations expires? When you stop making payments on a debt and become delinquent, your creditor may send your debt to a debt collector. Debt collectors will attempt ...

Debt collection is already a regulated process for civilians, but things change entirely when the person owing money is actively serving in the military. In these cases, standard procedures no longer ...

Counsel at Wargo, French & Singer on Monday removed a lawsuit against Select Portfolio Servicing, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase to Georgia Northern District Court. The suit, for claims under the ...

On October 14, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation issued guidance advising collection agencies and consumer reporting agencies to review ...