Changes to the CFPB have made it more difficult to file a complaint and limited protections available to consumers, making it ...
Debt collectors may sound intimidating, but laws put firm limits on what they cannot do, especially when it comes to how, ...
Debt collection complaints in North Texas have paralleled a nationwide surge. Experts and data attribute the spike to higher ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is on a mission to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices. It issued advisories in October identifying illegal practices and ...
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 ...
(NewsNation) — American households owe a record $18.4 trillion, and federal data shows complaints about aggressive debt collection have surged over the past year. The Federal Trade Commission logged ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion on Oct. 1 warning debt collectors — including third-party revenue cycle management companies — that they are violating federal law ...
Complaints about aggressive debt collectors are on the rise as more people find themselves living paycheck to paycheck. Sam Brashears, a single mom working as an appointment scheduler, has struggled ...
The documents used to back up consumer debt collection demands are inadequate and unacceptable to regulators, and banks are going to face mounting pressure to produce better records. That was one of ...
Warren & Migliaccio, L.L.P., a Richardson-based law firm, has expanded its legal defense resources to address the growing number of debt collection lawsuits filed against Texas consumers. The firm ...