Debt collectors must prove a few key things before they can collect. Here's what they ask for — and why it matters.

Learn how to get rid of your collection debt for less than what's owed.

Collection debt generally operates under its own set of rules and the fees, interest charges and other costs that are allowed to accrue under these rules can cause your balance to balloon out of ...

Impersonation of lenders. The FTC claims the defendants falsely claimed to be affiliated with well-known payday lenders to ...

Starting May 5, those in default could have tax refunds withheld or wages garnished if they don’t start making payments.

The department first announced its plans to resume debt collection in April, accusing the Biden administration of keeping the collections pause in place despite loan repayment resuming in October ...

The Warrensville Heights Democrat co-led a letter to Trump that urges restoration of grants under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative. The 43 Democrats who signed ...

On May 1, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered the former owner of a now-defunct debt-relief ...

Joe Biden made student loan debt relief a top domestic priority. Under Donald Trump, the pendulum has swung wildly in the opposite direction. By Steve Benen Throughout Joe Biden’s term as ...

With the resumption of collections, borrowers should be vigilant against scams promising immediate debt relief for a fee. The Department of Education and its partners do not charge fees for ...