Complaints about debt collectors have soared, according to new federal data. The Federal Trade Commission received 194,225 ...

Americans owe over $1.2 trillion and complaints about debt collectors are soaring. Learn your rights and how to handle ...

The best way to pay off debt depends on what you owe. Explore strategies like the debt snowball, debt consolidation and debt relief.

SARS has amassed a staggering R489 billion in undisputed tax debts, raising alarm bells for taxpayers across South Africa. Despite collecting R62.579 billion in cash, the agency faces a daunting R20 ...

Since the start of 2023, Nevada has written off more than $106 million in bad debt, money that state officials have determined is impossible or impractical to collect ...

Those robo-dialed phone calls keep coming. The ones that start with a tell-tale buzz that means the call is transferring to some call center and a person, or a recording, pitching something: cutting ...

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 ...

Many Americans are deep in the red. In fact, household debt hit $18.59 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As people find themselves drowning in ...

What happens if I don’t pay my medical bill? If you don’t pay your medical bill, the provider can sue you for payment or sell your debt to a collection company. If you fail to pay your bills, it can ...

Consumer adviser Clark Howard warns that promises of student loan debt forgiveness are likely scams. Millions of Americans overwhelmed by student loan debt are targeted by scammers pretending to offer ...