When should you dispute collection debt?

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

Do you legally have to pay back debt collectors?

You may have a legal obligation to repay old debts, but there are also strict limits on debt collectors' tactics.
Commercial Appeal

Abusive medical debt collection is a problem. Here's what the feds are doing. | Opinion

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is on a mission to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices. It issued advisories in October identifying illegal practices and ...
Yahoo

Opinion | Our national debt and spending problems are growing. The solution is obvious.

There are two fundamental fiscal truths: America has a debt problem, and dealing with the debt will not be easy. So far, our leaders are not coming to terms with the facts. The numbers speak for ...
PBS

How debt interest is becoming a bigger problem for the U.S. government

The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains ...

Half of financially strained older adults turn to high-interest loans, raising concerns over debt inheritance

More than half of financially strained older adults are taking out high-interest borrowing loans, fanning concerns that their ...