A Massachusetts debt buying company is accused of collecting debts without a state-required license and using scare tactics ...

Scammers are posing as debt collectors to frighten individuals into paying money they don't owe, but consumers have rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to protect themselves. Sign up ...

(NewsNation) — American households owe a record $18.4 trillion, and federal data shows complaints about aggressive debt collection have surged over the past year. The Federal Trade Commission logged ...

Beginning in June, tens of thousands of student loan borrowers who didn't make payments for quite some time are expected to start seeing less money in their monthly federal benefits checks, like ...

Local woman among thousands reporting scams by fake debt collectors A Kettering woman was among thousands who were contacted by scammers claiming to be debt collectors, demanding payment for debts ...

"Federal Trade Commission rules include an advance-fee ban," says Pack. "This rule prohibits a debt relief company from ...

Rep. Mary Louise Isaacson (D-Philadelphia) said a significant part of the constituent services her office provides involves ...

Motorists are being warned the look out for scammers ...

AN Outlander actor linked to an alleged debt collection scam features in Irn-Bru’s World Cup advert. It shows him looking at a website where match briefs cost £7,000 before he sings: “Getting tickets, ...

US HOW TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT AS A CONSUMER, YOU’VE GOT A BOATLOAD OF RIGHTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS. A VIEWER ...