If it feels like debt collectors are suddenly louder, more aggressive and more prevalent, you may be onto something. Credit card payment delinquencies have been inching higher recently, after all, as ...

On October 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion aimed at debt collectors and emphasizing their obligations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices ...

Are they calling you to collect a debt? If this is your situation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shares 4 unfair practices that debt collectors cannot do, according to the Fair Debt ...

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On October 1, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion regarding medical debt collection practices and debt collectors’ obligations under the FDCPA and Regulation F. The advisory opinion identified ...

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health is taking several steps to overhaul its collection practices, including halting seizure of patients’ wages and removing liens on patients’ homes, according to the ...

If your credit card or personal loan debt has spiraled out of control, which is the case for a lot of borrowers in today's economic climate, hearing that a creditor "wrote off" your balance might ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is planning to revoke an advisory opinion warning debt collectors — including third-party revenue cycle management companies — that they are violating federal ...