It's important to know what your rights actually are when you're dealing with aggressive debt collectors.

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s consumer financial watchdog plans to crack down on the nation’s 4,500 debt collectors with new regulations to ensure that collectors are going after the right ...

A debt collection trade group filed a complaint in federal court challenging a CFPB advisory opinion that warned debt collectors against seeking payment on unverified or potentially inflated medical ...

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The CFPB has proposed new debt collection rules that are really, really bad for consumers; Watch out when using Paypal and Venmo because scammers are finding more ways to get access to your money via ...

Debt collectors don't always play by the rules. Here's what to watch for and how to protect yourself right now.

Credit One Bank will pay just over $10 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit over alleged harassing debt collection calls.

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