If you've fallen behind on a $5,000 debt and a collection agency is hounding you for payments, you might be worried about what happens next. Owing a few thousand dollars to a debt collector can put ...

When a debt goes unpaid for long enough, it can move through a series of hands, first the original creditor, then a third-party debt collector and sometimes even multiple agencies afterward. Each ...

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a consumer alert following an investigation into Anderson Tate & Associates LLC, a ...

Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed in recent months, federal data shows, a sign that more Americans are falling behind on credit cards and medical bills. The rise in ...

Dean Kaplan is President of The Kaplan Group. He writes about business debt collection, contract negotiations and provides financial advice. As a professional debt collector, I’ve heard a lot of myths ...

When a collection agency contacted Lauren MacNeill earlier this summer saying she owed $71 to an urgent care center near her Westport, Conn., home, she was tempted to just pay the bill to get the ...

Debt collection is changing fast. AI-powered systems are replacing traditional call centers, operating 24/7 to recover debts while maintaining customer satisfaction. For banks, fintechs, and ...

U.S. telecom giant Comcast has warned that cybercriminals stole the personal data of more than 230,000 customers during a ransomware attack on a third-party provider of debt collection services. The ...

For many, the term conjures thoughts of receiving a collection notice by mail or phone —after they’ve neglected to make a student loan or cellular payment. That is because the majority of debt ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A former telecom employee is being accused of stealing up to $32,000 at her company after she posed as debt collection agent. In 2022, a Maryland Heights-based telecom company ...