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Debt Collections: What consumers need to know

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (.gov)
Back to DFPI Consumer Resources ›› Debt Collection. Debt collector on the line? Here's what to do, and how to protect yourself.
6 days ago

CFPB Report Highlights ‘Aggressive,’ ‘Illegal’ Medical and Rental Debt Collection Practices

JD Supra
On September 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual report on debt collection, drawing attention to a...
15 hours ago

Private equity drives up U.S. medical debt: report

Axios
Health systems have increasingly been outsourcing billing and collections, and PE has been happy to snap up the work, per the report.
2 hours ago

US-based Promise is changing the debt collection business with compassion

Forbes India
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins built Promise into a $520 million powerhouse by helping municipalities collect unpaid bills with text messages and...
5 hours ago

CFPB Targets Medical and Rental Debt Collection in 2024 Annual Report

The National Law Review
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues report of debt collection practices to enforce Fair Debt Collection Practices Act FDCPA for...
4 days ago

Parking Citations

City of Bloomington, Indiana (.gov)
City of Bloomington New Parking Citations & Envelopes for 2023! New Parking & Envelope. How to Pay Your Parking Citation...
5 months ago

California leads the nation in student loan debt: Here’s how much residents owe

FOX40
California has the highest amount of student loan debt in the nation, according to a study by the Kaplan Group. The commercial collection...
1 day ago

CFPB: Most debt collection complaints in 2023 were attempts to collect debts not owed

Consumer Finance Monitor
The most frequent consumer debt collection complaints filed with the CFPB in 2023 were attempts to collect debts that actually were not owed...
6 days ago

How to avoid being referred to collections | Department of Revenue

City of Philadelphia (.gov)
A blog post about how to avoid being transferred to a collection agency.
4 months ago

CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (.gov)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified...
9 months ago