In April 2025, Freedom Debt Relief reviewed data from tens of thousands of people actively looking for help with their debt. The numbers might be surprising. About one in four has at least one account ...

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

The statute of limitations also plays a critical role. Each state sets time limits on how long a creditor can sue you for ...

WalletHub collected data from the end of 2025 and ranked the states with the most and least debt collection accounts.

Although Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) priorities and mandates are undergoing shifts with the new Trump administration, the CFPB pledged in 2024 to continue its efforts to eliminate ...

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 ...

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Every morning, Alaska’s court system publishes an updated list of new civil lawsuits filed across the state during the past week. And every morning, that list is dominated by debt collection cases, ...

For the millions of Americans struggling to pay off the costs of expensive medical procedures, the looming debt is accompanied by another threat: that the unpaid medical bills could drag down their ...

Credit card debt has ballooned in recent years, with total card balances now exceeding $1.21 trillion, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve. And, today's high credit card interest ...