Pay-for-delete promises to erase collection debt from your credit report, but the results of this strategy can vary.

Paying off collections improves your finances, but what happens to the negative mark on your credit report?

Key Takeaways Commercial debt collection agencies typically charge contingency fees ranging from 15% to 50% of ...

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

Consumers across the country are being bombarded with intimidating and sometimes aggressive debt collection calls, and ...

Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

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 ...

US HOW TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT AS A CONSUMER, YOU’VE GOT A BOATLOAD OF RIGHTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS. A VIEWER ...

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

The U.S. Department of Education will delay plans to seize tax refunds and garnish wages from struggling student loan ...