Disputing collections debt can protect your credit, but only if you know when it actually makes sense to do so.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwell Health and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today that they have entered into a Best Practices Agreement covering financial assistance and medical ...

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Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. If you live in Ohio and debt collectors have been tracking you down, several different laws can help protect you. This includes ...

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 ...

(NewsNation) — U.S. households now owe a record $18.4 trillion in debt, and federal data shows complaints about aggressive debt collection have surged over the past year. The Federal Trade Commission ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregonians could soon have new protections against unfair debt collection. The state legislature passed a bill that keeps debt collectors from wiping out someone’s bank account, helps ...

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