Debt settlement usually means handing over a lump sum of cash, but that's not the only way to settle your debt.
The right debt relief strategy can reduce what you owe, but the process has tradeoffs that aren't always obvious.
DAVENPORT, Fla. – Debt collection calls are reaching new highs across the U.S. in 2025, with a significant number of those calls flagged as abusive or threatening. “We’re going to arrest you. We’re ...
US HOW TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT AS A CONSUMER, YOU’VE GOT A BOATLOAD OF RIGHTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS. A VIEWER ...
Enrolling in a debt relief program can impact the debt collection process, and not always in the way you'd expect.
You might know that panicky feeling when your phone displays a number from an unknown caller. Most times, you send it ...
Throughout 2025, Goodwin tracked nine enforcement actions concerning debt collection, a significant drop from the 16 actions tracked in 2024. Of those actions, six were handled by the Federal Trade ...
The IRS has ramped up its use of private collection agencies, and millions of taxpayers may not know who is really ...
This is a lot of people not just milking the system but making deliberate economic decisions to exploit a vulnerable ...
DROS (Debt Resolution Operating System) was built for collection agencies, debt buyers, and recovery teams that need a ...
A report issued Thursday by Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg confirmed Sun-Times reporting on City Hall's poor ...