Feds, states cracking down on debt-collectors - CBS News

Lawmakers, regulators, and consumer watchdogs are moving to rein in the notoriously abusive debt-collection industry ... Read More

Federal, state agencies crack down on illegal debt collectors - KSHB 41 Kansas City

Consumer debt topped $14 trillion in 2019, a record level according to credit bureau Experian. With all of that debt floating around, collectors are calling and in some cases, breaking the law. Read More

Crack Down On Abusive Debt Collectors - CBS News

CBS News has learned the Federal Trade Commission, has received more than 45,000 complaints against debt collectors in the first six months of this year. That's up nearly 20 percent over the same ... Read More

National Crack-Down on Abusive and Sketchy Debt Collectors

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a collection of states, including Connecticut, announced a big crackdown Wednesday on abusive collection tactics. The FTC wants to put stop to calls like this. Read More

States crack down on pushy debt collectors - NBC News

With many Americans in dire financial straits, states are cracking down to make sure aggressive debt collectors target only people who legitimately owe them money. IE 11 is not supported. Read More

The FTC cracks down on abusive debt collectors

Many consumers were intimidated by debt collectors into paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for debts they never owed or had already paid off, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Read More

Regulators crack down on aggressive, dubious debt collectors harassing consumers - Arizona Daily Star

Those mysterious debt collectors who call insisting you’ll be in legal peril if you don’t pay them big bucks are in hot water themselves, accused in a nationwide crackdown of ... Read More

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

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 ... Read More

Federal government fights abusive medical debt collection | Opinion - The Commercial Appeal

Debt collectors must comply with federal law, including not making harassing or abusive calls. You can submit a complaint about a problem with a debt collector at consumerfinance.gov/complaint or ... Read More

Regulators crack down on aggressive, dubious debt collectors harassing consumers

NEW YORK (AP) — Those mysterious debt collectors who call insisting you’ll be in legal peril if you don’t pay them big bucks are in hot water themselves, accused in a nationwide crackdown of ... Read More

Regulators crack down on aggressive, dubious debt collectors

NEW YORK — Those mysterious debt collectors who call insisting you’ll be in legal peril if you don’t pay them big bucks are in hot water themselves, accused in a nationw… ... Read More