Debt collectors rarely disappear on their own. Old balances can be sold, resold, and pursued in different ways for years, ...

Just the sound of a ringing phone can trigger instant trepidation when you're dealing with calls from debt collectors. Whether it's related to an unexpected medical bill, a credit card balance that ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

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The fake debt collector scam has been around for at least two decades. It’s resurfaced now with a frightening vengeance. With this scam, the operators claim to be collecting a debt that they say you ...

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A March 21 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a woman explaining a way of supposedly getting rid of debt sought by collection agencies. "So you Google something called a debt ...

Government debt is choking the economy, but borrowing can be a good thing. Aug. 10, 2011— -- Now that the U.S. government's credit rating is less than perfect for the first time, debt is suddenly ...

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