FTC Issues Refunds to Victims of Abusive Debt Collection Practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the distribution of more than $540,000 in refunds to 1,625 individuals targeted by unlawful debt collection practices. Each affected consumer is ... Read More

Debt Settlement and Collection News

“We’ll hunt you down and make you pay…” Out of the more than three million complaints the Consumer ... The federal government’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and several states ... Read More

CFPB Advisory Opinion Targets Illegal Medical Debt Collection Tactics

Continuing its attack on the $220 billion worth of medical debt owed by Americans and the impact it can have on their lives, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued guidance to ... Read More

With Trump on the Way, Advocates Look to States To Pick Up Medical Debt Fight

Patient and consumer advocates fear a new Trump administration will scale back federal efforts to expand financial protections for patients and shield them from debt. Read More

Abusive debt collectors are headed to prison: 'My life came crashing to the ground'

Ciffa became the seventh person to be sentenced – two in the past week – as part of a federal investigation into debt collection businesses whose illegal schemes date back to 2015. Arcara ... Read More