Key Takeaways Commercial debt collection agencies typically charge contingency fees ranging from 15% to 50% of ...

Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is on a mission to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices. It issued advisories in October identifying illegal practices and ...

Disputing collections debt can protect your credit, but only if you know when it actually makes sense to do so.

CreditNinja reports that about 41% of working-age Americans (72 million) have medical debt, affecting lower-income and ...

Americans report being harrassed and threatened by collections agents. Nov. 1, 2008 — -- In tough economic times, millions of Americans are in debt. Some of them have been contacted by ...

Paying off collections improves your finances, but what happens to the negative mark on your credit report?

Colorado is seeing a sharp rise in complaints about debt collection calls, and consumer advocates warn that some of them may cross the line into abusive — or even fraudulent — behavior. Gold and ...

Freedom Debt Relief reports that negotiating credit card debt can lead to lower payments, waived fees, or partial forgiveness ...