A debt collector may be able to freeze your bank account, but if it's a joint account, the rules get complicated.

Self-employed workers aren't immune to collection efforts, but garnishment works much differently in these cases.

A new compliance scorecard highlights sweeping changes in state debt collection laws, with California expanding protections to certain commercial debts under SB 1286. These shifts come as the CFPB ...

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Debt relief could help you pay less than you owe, but the negotiation process for those deals may surprise you.

Virginia is about to get a handful of new laws to crack down on debt collectors.

Enrolling in a debt relief program can impact the debt collection process, and not always in the way you'd expect.