When the credit card debt racks up, it can be hard to stay current on what's owed. If your balance remains delinquent for ...

Learn the FDCPA's rules on how debt collectors can contact debtors, your rights, and what to do if harassed—key to protecting financial well-being.

Being served with a debt collection lawsuit may be one of the most stressful financial situations you can face when behind on payments. These legal actions don't come out of nowhere, though. They're ...

Asarco, in a motion for summary judgment filed July 31, contended that an original $6 million debt tied to the settlement agreement involving Asarco, Point Ruston and its affiliates, had grown to ...

Seventeen New York hospitals and health systems have sued 1,600 patients to collect $9 million in medical debts since 2022, despite state efforts to curb the practice, according to a July 12 report ...

Fairview Health Services is currently leading the increase in Minnesota, filing more than 4,000 medical debt lawsuits against ...

Scammers exploit retirees' trust and assets through fake debt collection calls, but proper verification methods and reporting ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Concerns about medical debt filled the Minnesota State Capitol in 2024, as advocates helped rally support for a series of protections known as "The Debt Fairness Act," but that political ...

On the screen was a list of every debt collection lawsuit against a resident of her city, at least 4,500 in just five years. Henderson asked to see her own street. On her block of 16 modest ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...