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US HOW TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT AS A CONSUMER, YOU’VE GOT A BOATLOAD OF RIGHTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS. A VIEWER ...

Debt collectors can now use social media to send direct messages to borrowers who owe, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled. The agency says the updated rule, proposed last year and ...

Similar to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), California’s “Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act” (RFDCPA) has historically regulated the manner in which debt collectors ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. When you let credit card payments, loan payments and other bills go unpaid for long enough, debt collectors eventually come ...

Learn what is the statute of limitations on debt, how it varies by state and when debt may no longer be collectible. See how ...

On August 31, 2021, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and remanded the action with ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Colorado residents have plenty of legal protections when it comes to debt collection activities in the state, including the ...

Scammers use texts, calls, emails and letters to create a false sense of urgency about debt repayment. Always ask for detailed information about the debt and the debt collector’s contact details to ...