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Hamilton Law Group has agreed to pay a fine and adjust its collection practices after the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office sued the law firm and its president over its collection activities. The ...

If you are reading this article, you are likely aware that a creditor collecting its own debts in its own name is not a "debt collector" under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") ...

Are they calling you to collect a debt? If this is your situation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shares 4 unfair practices that debt collectors cannot do, according to the Fair Debt ...

A large debt collection company in the United States was recently accused of violating federal consumer protection laws. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a proposed order that, if ...

Debt collectors are violating the law if they rely only on information from a medical provider to collect a debt and they cannot collect on medical debts that are covered by insurance or government ...

The Federal Trade Commission logged over 140,000 consumer complaints about debt collection in the second quarter — a 220% jump from the same period a year earlier. Georgia, Texas and Florida recorded ...

Credit One Bank, which specializes in subprime credit cards, moved to end nearly five years of litigation with a group of California district attorneys who claimed its debt-collection practices ...