WalletHub collected data from the end of 2025 and ranked the states with the most and least debt collection accounts.

If your debt is sent to collections you'll need to take immediate steps to avoid the financial impacts. / Credit: Siriporn Kaenseeya / EyeEm If you have debts in collection, you're not alone. In ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...

With the new collection agency rule of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) having taken effect on November 30, 2021, 1 we thought we could help round out your understanding of the ...

The amount you owe may also be subject to your state's statute of limitations, which typically ranges from three to 10 years, ...

As unpaid debt balances age, the tone of the collection efforts tends to change, too. The debt collection calls become more ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Carrying a certain amount of credit card debt or auto debt may not be the end of the world, particularly if you're able to pay ...

Do you get calls from a debt collection agency? Having delinquent debt not only hurts your chances of getting a loan but can also affect how much you pay for insurance, and even your ability to get a ...

Disputing collections debt can protect your credit, but only if you know when it actually makes sense to do so.

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Whether you owe it or not, receiving a debt collection notice can conjure up feelings of anxiety, worry and perhaps confusion, ...