Debt collection generates more fraud reports to the FTC than any other industry, according to the agency. But even legitimate ...

Achieve reports on options for debt help, which vary from debt consolidation to professional relief or bankruptcy.

In April 2025, Freedom Debt Relief reviewed data from tens of thousands of people actively looking for help with their debt. The numbers might be surprising. About one in four has at least one account ...

If you've signed up with a debt relief company, chances are you were already struggling to keep up with regular bills, credit card balances or collection debt. Maybe your interest rates were too high ...

Knowing your rights during debt collection can protect you from harassment, misinformation and costly mistakes.

"Federal Trade Commission rules include an advance-fee ban," says Pack. "This rule prohibits a debt relief company from ...

Artificial intelligence offers debt collection companies the opportunity to vastly improve margins while achieving higher ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission, there has been a 150% increase in debt collection calls per capita this year.

High-rate debt has become an increasingly common part of many people's financial lives over the last decade and the economic issues that have been looming recently, like sticky (but now cooling) ...