DAYTON — Complaints about aggressive debt collectors are on the rise as more people find themselves living paycheck to paycheck. Sam Brashears, a single mom working as an appointment scheduler, has ...

Consumers can stop debt collection calls by using legal letters, with protections backed by federal law and tools from the ...

A creditor with a judgment can hit your paycheck and your account at the same time, causing major financial issues.

(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 ...

When James Reinhardt’s phone started ringing over and over, he thought it was just a temporary annoyance — maybe a billing question or a stray spam call. Instead, the calls kept coming, day after day, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A growing number of Americans are finding themselves living paycheck to paycheck. Some are missing bill payments, leading to a ...

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 ...

Changes to the CFPB have made it more difficult to file a complaint and limited protections available to consumers, making it ...

Debt collectors have more tools than you'd expect, but there's a clear line around what they can and can't do.

A trade group representing debt collection agencies alleges that the Golden State is charging unlawfully high licensing fees ...