Dealing with debt collectors can be a stressful experience, but it’s important to know your rights. Debt collectors must ...

Debt collection calls are reaching new highs across the U.S. in 2025, with a significant number of those calls flagged as abusive or threatening.

There are rules that dictate when a debt collector can call you — and how many times they're allowed to do it.

Many scams start with an intimidating phone call. A “debt collector” needs immediate payment or an “officer” claims to have an arrest warrant. The latest variation involves a phony "process ...

Reports jumped from 44,999 calls in Q1 of 2024 to 112,583 calls in Q1 of 2025; 47% of these calls were considered harassment ...

The fake debt collector scam has been around for at least two decades. It’s resurfaced now with a frightening vengeance and finding new victims.

Mid-South Better Business Bureau CEO Randy Hutchinson informs readers about business trends and safeguards each week.

Only when they asked the debt collector for a debt validation letter to prove that they own the debt, they were hung up on. That, frankly, raises a red flag.

A Georgia debt collector is barred for life from the debt collection business after federal regulators say he harassed people into paying him debts they never owed. According to a new Federal ...

There are moments when our resolve to stick to a financial rule dissolves under the weight of social pressure." ...

Debt collectors have lots of tools at their disposal, but there are certain things they can't do to collect a debt.

One of the nation’s largest debt collectors launched tens of thousands of lawsuits in Arizona since 2022, according to 12 News, even as it was issued millions of dollars in penalties for ...