Paying off collections improves your finances, but what happens to the negative mark on your credit report?

Pay-for-delete promises to erase collection debt from your credit report, but the results of this strategy can vary.

Dealing with debt issues can be overwhelming, especially if your debt has been turned over to a debt collector to deal with. When your debt slips into collections, those simple monthly bills that you ...

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

In April 2025, Freedom Debt Relief reviewed data from tens of thousands of people actively looking for help with their debt. The numbers might be surprising. A collection account is a debt your ...

This investment led by IA Ventures will drive new product development, market expansion, and further January's mission to facilitate the empathetic resolution of all written off and past-due debt. NEW ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Debt collection calls are reaching new highs across the U.S. in 2025, with a significant number of those calls flagged as abusive or threatening. “We’re going to arrest you. We’re ...

Student loan borrowers who haven't paid their debt now face seeing their wages garnished, Social Security benefits reduced, and more as debt collection resumes in 2025. A five-year break that began as ...

What collection debt looks like in America: A mid-year look In April 2025, Freedom Debt Relief reviewed data from tens of thousands of people actively looking for help with their debt. The numbers ...

In April 2025, Freedom Debt Relief reviewed data from tens of thousands of people actively looking for help with their debt. The numbers might be surprising. About one in four has at least one account ...