Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

Pay-for-delete promises to erase collection debt from your credit report, but the results of this strategy can vary.

Disputing collections debt can protect your credit, but only if you know when it actually makes sense to do so.

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

Debt collection is a legitimate business — when done legally. But too often, debt collectors choose to push the boundaries, especially when they assume the person on the other end of the line isn't ...

Protections from debt collectors in Georgia are among the worst in the nation, according to a nonprofit advocacy group.