A: You are a target if you do not strictly follow the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). See 15 U.S.C. s. 1692, et seq. The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or ...

Just the sound of a ringing phone can trigger instant trepidation when you're dealing with calls from debt collectors. Whether it's related to an unexpected medical bill, a credit card balance that ...

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Medical bills can quickly spiral, so you need to understand your legal exposure if the debt goes to collections.

One of the signature features of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus legislation he signed into law last week is $1,400 direct stimulus checks. But for millions of Americans, those stimulus ...

A novel ruling from a federal appeals court has prompted a nationwide flood of suits against debt collectors over their use of outside vendors to print and mail letters to consumers. The barrage of ...

Transworld Systems Inc., the principal debt collector for National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, agreed to pay $600,000 in penalties and release student loan borrowers from garnishments, liens and ...

On November 13, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET, we will present a webinar on the CFPB’s final collection rule. Our blog post series has detailed a number of ways in which the CFPB’s final debt ...