Debt Collection Lawsuits Are Rising. Here’s What to Do to Fight Back.

The number of filings is back above 2020 levels as prices rise and people rely more on credit cards, an analysis finds. But ...
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Social Security Checks Could Shrink for 450,000 Americans in June

Beginning in June 2025, nearly 450,000 Americans aged 62 and older who have defaulted on their federal student loans may experience reductions in their Social Security checks. These reductions result ...

FTC Busts Illegal Debt Relief Operation: Here's How to Protect Yourself

"Federal Trade Commission rules include an advance-fee ban," says Pack. "This rule prohibits a debt relief company from ...
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Martin Lewis’ charity says DWP is ‘more aggressive than banks’ in clawing back debt

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is carrying out “aggressive and rapid” debt collection practices which are more severe than most banks, a charity founded by Martin Lewis has claimed. The ...
NBC Los Angeles

What student loan borrowers need to know about ‘involuntary collections'

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon explained the U.S. Department of Education's decision to restart collections on federal student loans that are in default — ...
WFAE

Ambulance companies collect millions by seizing wages, state tax refunds

When Christy Owca’s 17-year-old son flipped his Jeep in a crash in 2019, she was grateful that an ambulance got him to the hospital quickly and that his injuries turned out to be minor. So when the ...