That legal threat from your debt collector may not be empty. How often do they really take that action, though?

While most states have laws that specifically govern debt collection lawsuits, the laws vary widely and few offer protections for consumers, according to new data released today by the Center for ...

Ignoring a debt lawsuit won't make it go away, but it can make things significantly worse. Here's what's at stake.

Warren & Migliaccio, L.L.P., a Richardson-based law firm, has expanded its legal defense resources to address the growing number of debt collection lawsuits filed against Texas consumers. The firm ...

Credit One Bank has agreed to pay just over $10 million to settle a civil consumer protection lawsuit alleging the company or its vendors made repeated, intrusive and harassing debt collection calls, ...

As Connecticut hospitals retreat from suing patients over unpaid bills, physicians, dentists and ambulance companies have ...