If a bill lands in collections, the fallout escalates quickly. So, you should know what to expect and how to fix it.

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 ...

Scammers use texts, calls, emails and letters to create a false sense of urgency about debt repayment. Always ask for ...

Getting served with a lawsuit over unpaid medical bills can be both frustrating and scary, especially when you're already dealing with the aftermath of an illness or injury. It's a real issue millions ...

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More than five million borrowers are in default, and millions of others are projected to be on the precipice. Credit...Monica Garwood Supported by By Tara Siegel Bernard After a five-year reprieve, ...

Considering that a three-day hospital stay costs $30,000; on average, a third of workers with employer-based health plans face annual deductibles of $2,000 or more; and that private health insurance ...

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 ...

The Department of Education announced Monday that it will resume collections on student loan debt next month, including by garnishing the wages of borrowers in default. Collections, which have been ...

The Trump administration will begin to seize student debt repayments from the wages of borrowers in default early next year, ...