If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, or are paying a home mortgage, you are a "debtor." If you fall behind in repaying your creditors, or an error ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s consumer financial watchdog plans to crack down on the nation’s 4,500 debt collectors with new regulations to ensure that collectors are going after the right ...

A debt collection trade group filed a complaint in federal court challenging a CFPB advisory opinion that warned debt collectors against seeking payment on unverified or potentially inflated medical ...

D.C. lawmakers push forward with a bill to shield residents from medical debt, despite recent CFPB guidance saying only the federal government has that right.

Dear Action Line: Does the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act mentioned Saturday apply to "first party" lien holders such as banks and credit unions? Please don't publish my initials. I could get in ...

The pressure is off for collectors of debts owed by New Yorkers for now, under a New York City regulation that has been years in the making, and which has already seen its effective date postponed ...

Recently, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced a delay enforcing Title 6 of the Rules of the City of New York which impact debt collectors. Although the new ...

ACA International, an association of credit and collection professionals, filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado on Nov. 5 challenging the state's law after the Trump administration announced the ...