Creditors cannot have you arrested for credit card debt, but they can sue you for payment. If sued and you do not respond, a ...

There are laws and time limits that debt collectors must adhere to when filing a lawsuit. Here's what to know.

While it's common for people to carry debt, if you aren't keeping up payments on it, you can be subject to wage garnishment, ...

Three weeks later, Zhao got a bill from Synchrony Bank, which owns CareCredit, the largest medical credit card company in the ...

Any individual, organization or agency that has received a court order can garnish your wages, however with more consumer based debts, like credit card debt, you typically would first be sent to ...

When it comes to credit card debt, your great aunt may want to budget in at least the minimum monthly payment to avoid going ...

Some federal student loan borrowers could see missed payments negatively affect their credit scores, and the effects of that could linger for multiple years afterward.

Senate Bill 605, which the Senate Labor and Business committee heard Thursday, would ensure that medical debt would not ...

Debt collectors cannot discuss your debt with anyone other than you, your spouse (in some cases) or your attorney. They cannot leave messages with co-workers, relatives or friends disclosing that you ...

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As a result, you may be ignoring those persistent collection calls about an old credit card or medical bill ... debt collector significant power to garnish wages or seize assets.