The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's complaint portal has been flooded in recent years, but corporate debt collectors, industry attorneys and consumer advocates question whether the bureau's ...

It's important to know what your rights actually are when you're dealing with aggressive debt collectors.

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If certain state laws are voided, millions of consumers with unpaid medical debt could see negative marks appear — or reappear — on their credit reports. Money; Getty Images Fifteen states that ...

Debt collection calls surged in 2025 — over 13,000 complaints in PA. Know your rights and where to get free help.

Navy Federal Credit Union will pay $23 million to members and a $5.5 million civil penalty for making false threats about debt collection to active-duty military service members, retired service ...

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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it would begin regulating debt collection companies starting at the beginning of 2013. “We now find that debt collection is a central issue of ...

FTC data show thousands more complaints about threatening debt collectors, while industry leaders say the spike reflects awareness, not misconduct.