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

The best way to pay off debt depends on what you owe. Explore strategies like the debt snowball, debt consolidation and 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 ...

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 ...

The statute of limitations also plays a critical role. Each state sets time limits on how long a creditor can sue you for ...

The amount you owe may also be subject to your state's statute of limitations, which typically ranges from three to 10 years, ...

Debt collectors will face new federal rules aimed at preventing abuse of consumers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will announce Thursday. The bureau is considering proposals to “drastically ...

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LONDON (Reuters) - Figures show that, as a nation, we worked the first 83 days of this year just earning enough money to service the interest on our personal debts. Almost all of our January, February ...

When we imagine people owing money on their credit cards, we may be inclined to conjure up images of younger folks whose debt got ahead of them. The unfortunate reality, though, is that plenty of ...