A judge ordered $666,113 to be split between the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York State Office of ...

This summer, the First Circuit revived a privacy class action based on debt collection practices. In Nightingale v National ...

Your car is an example of secured debt, which can be seized by a debt collector, depending on the terms of your loan. Whether ...

The top U.S. consumer financial watchdog on Tuesday warned medical debt collectors they face enforcement action by federal ...

The senators also said the debt collectors' behavior was too similar ... They would also be required to cough up $2.3 million in damages, if they had it. Since they don't, they have to turn ...

North Carolina’s largest hospital chain will cancel debt and liens placed on the homes of patients who couldn’t pay bills. “I ...

According to USA Today's Brent Schrotenboer, Peterson's debt stems from a $5.2 million loan in 2016 that ... middle of the saga in March when a debt collector acquired Peterson's NFL trophies ...

Debt collection lawyers can file hundreds of suits a day ... The ACLU has found cases in which threatening letters were sent for bounced checks as low as $2, clearly too low to meet the criteria for ...

"The debt collection agencies we work with are all Financial ... fairly and only offered agreements they can afford." On 2 February, the government announced it would to bring unregulated interest ...

2. Apply for a medical credit card Providers ... For medical bills in collections, know that debt collectors generally buy debts for pennies on the dollar. That gives you some good leverage ...

“Debt collection continues to be one of the top ... But the Supreme Court denied its claim. In a 7-2 ruling, the Court held that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure ...