Consumers are being taken to court in droves for delinquent credit card and other bills. New legal protections and even A.I.

Debt-collection lawyers are increasingly being hauled into court as defendants in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits by consumers who use litigation to fend off creditors. Lawyers say the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued a major debt collection law firm on Monday, alleging it is a "mill" that produces shoddy, mass-produced credit-card collection lawsuits. WASHINGTON (AP) — ...

[00:00] Rachel Rogers: Foreign. [00:22] Melissa Tulis Smith: Hello and welcome to the podcast series Creditors Corner Legal Talk, presented by Smith Debnum, Attorneys at Law, where we explore a range ...

Discover how debt buyers purchase delinquent accounts, attempt collections, and are governed under state and federal laws, ...

On May 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision denying a debt collection law firm’s motion to compel arbitration, holding that the firm was not a party ...