Debt collectors have limits, but ignoring them isn't a solid strategy. Here's what happens when debt goes unpaid.

Once a credit card is charged off, you might wonder if you can ever get it back. Here's what really happens next.

Student-loan borrowers are likely to start feeling the harshest consequences of falling behind on their debt. The Education Department said it’s resuming debt collection on defaulted federal student ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

If you receive a phone call like that, the first thing to do is to stay calm. Despite those threats, those "debt collectors" ...

The number of filings is back above 2020 levels as prices rise and people rely more on credit cards, an analysis finds. But many borrowers don’t respond to the suits and lose by default. By Ann Carrns ...

Debt collector calls can be very stressful, overwhelming and even intimidating. InvestigateTV examines what rights consumers ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Debt collection calls are reaching new highs across the U.S. in 2025, with a significant number of those calls flagged as abusive or threatening. “We’re going to arrest you. We’re ...

Artificial intelligence offers debt collection companies the opportunity to vastly improve margins while achieving higher levels of regulatory compliance and maximizing scalability, writes Ohad Samet, ...