Complaints about aggressive debt collectors are on the rise as more people find themselves living paycheck to paycheck.

Credit card debt doesn't just disappear, but after a certain point, your creditors may be forced to write it off.

Here's how to find every collection account hiding on your credit report (and how to finally resolve them for good).

Understanding the minimum thresholds for debt lawsuits can help you navigate collections and protect your finances.

Almost 280,000 people nationally have complained in the last year about them, and at least 41% of them are threatening or ...

Six weeks—and a flurry of phone calls, emails, and even certified letters later—MacNeill and I found that her case was a textbook example of why you should almost always push pause when contacted by a ...

What happens when the statute of limitations expires? When you stop making payments on a debt and become delinquent, your creditor may send your debt to a debt collector. Debt collectors will attempt ...

For many Americans, debt isn’t just a balance on a screen—it’s a daily weight. In a 2025 survey by financial services company JG Wentworth, it was found that nearly half of respondents worry about ...

Student loan borrowers who haven't paid their debt now face seeing their wages garnished, Social Security benefits reduced, and more as debt collection resumes in 2025. A five-year break that began as ...