Vice President Harris and CFPB Director Chopra highlight potential boost in mortgage approvals and question debt collectors' methods. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken a firm ...

Let's see if I get this right. If a big financial institution gets into trouble, the government is ready to step in and bail it out and make the little guy pay for it. But if the little guy gets into ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. With the massive amount of layoffs occurring during the present pandemic — the Federal ...

If you recently got a text, email or social-media message from a debt collector, here’s one of the first things you should do: Make sure you know your rights. New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

Dear Action Line: What are my rights with bill collectors on old debts? One is calling me on a debt that is not even on my credit report anymore. - W.F., Tulsa. The ...

Scammers use texts, calls, emails and letters to create a false sense of urgency about debt repayment. Always ask for detailed information about the debt and the debt collector’s contact details to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — While there are many legitimate debt collectors who contact people, there are also fraudsters who may try to get you to pay on debts that you don’t owe or on debts that don’t even ...