With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...
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 ...
Consumers across the country are being bombarded with intimidating and sometimes aggressive debt collection calls, and ...
Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed in recent months, federal data shows, a sign that more Americans are falling behind on credit cards and medical bills. The rise in ...
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The fake debt collector scam has been around for at least two decades. It’s resurfaced now with a frightening vengeance. With this scam, the operators claim to be collecting a debt that they say you ...
When a debt collector reaches out, it can be unsettling, even if you knew that you'd defaulted on your obligations and were expecting the call. Between the pressure to pay, the perceived urgency of ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion on Oct. 1 warning debt collectors — including third-party revenue cycle management companies — that they are violating federal law ...
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In January 2012, Asset Acceptance LLC, one of the nation's largest consumer debt buyers, agreed to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made a range of ...
Warren & Migliaccio, L.L.P., a Richardson-based law firm, has expanded its legal defense resources to address the growing number of debt collection lawsuits filed against Texas consumers. The firm ...