More than a quarter of Americans have a debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. If you’re one of them, you may experience an unpleasant barrage of letters and calls from a debt ...

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 ...

How to stop rogue debt collectors step way over the legal line. April 26, 2012— -- intro: Debt collectors make more than a billion contacts with consumers each year, according to ACA ...

Every year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issues a report on aggressive and illegal debt collection practices, and each year it details the shady and outright deceptive tactics debt ...

The law offers important protections for people dealing with debt collectors. Debt collectors can't harass or call you at all hours of the day. Mistakes get made -- be sure to ask in writing for ...