(NewsNation) — American households owe a record $18.4 trillion, and federal data shows complaints about aggressive debt collection have surged over the past year. The Federal Trade Commission logged ...

New York, NY – Debt collection agency harassment complaints by U.S. military service members rose sharply last quarter, potentially undermining national security interests, according to an independent ...

Debt collection can be an unpleasant business, but it's a big one. The industry generates $12.2 billion in revenue for the roughly 4,500 firms chasing down borrowers who owe money on credit cards, ...

When a debt goes unpaid for long enough, it can move through a series of hands, first the original creditor, then a third-party debt collector and sometimes even multiple agencies afterward. Each ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its annual report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act highlighting consumer complaints about unpaid medical debt. Fresh off a ...

Along with additional details about the volume coming out of Florida, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot this week, focusing on debt ...