Johnson has said the sale of debt owed to the city is “immoral,” on the grounds that “working people and poor people are ...

Some of these loans — known as zombie mortgages — were reportedly sold to debt buyers for pennies on the dollar, despite many ...

Not all emergency cash sources are created equal. Some protect your future while others quietly erode it with triple-digit ...

The Trump administration will begin to seize student debt repayments from the wages of borrowers in default early next year, ...

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 ...

If a bill lands in collections, the fallout escalates quickly. So, you should know what to expect and how to fix it.

The lawyers who chase and collect those judgments need to be a step ahead. Judgment debtors have the right to plan asset ...

A council in Lincolnshire will review its approach to council tax debt collection. North East Lincolnshire Council said it ...

Having watched Chicago’s City Council rebel against his budget — to some extent, anyway — Mayor Brandon Johnson is now ...

California and other states began blocking colleges from withholding students' transcripts for unpaid bills five years ago.

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

Starting in January, the Trump administration says it will garnish the wages of student loan borrowers who haven’t been able to make their payments for at least nine months. “It’s cruel and hostile to ...