Protections from debt collectors in Georgia are among the worst in the nation, according to a nonprofit advocacy group.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. St. Peters Health Partners was one of more than 50 hospitals in the state that was found to have placed liens on patients' homes ...

The Federal Trade Commission’s first “Debt Collection Dialogue” took place Monday afternoon in Buffalo for a reason. There are around 4,700 debt collectors employed in the Buffalo Niagara region, and ...

[00:00] Rachel Rogers: Foreign. [00:22] Melissa Tulis Smith: Hello and welcome to the podcast series Creditors Corner Legal Talk, presented by Smith Debnum, Attorneys at Law, where we explore a range ...

Debt collectors rarely disappear on their own. Old balances can be sold, resold, and pursued in different ways for years, even after the legal window to sue has closed. I want to walk through how long ...

You may have a legal obligation to repay old debts, but there are also strict limits on debt collectors' tactics.

ALBANY- The number of hospital debt lawsuits and debtors have plunged following changes to state laws around medical debt collection, according to a new report by an advocacy organization. The eight ...