Debt collectors generally descend after a creditor has given up sending bills and resorts to contacting the consumer by phone. Some creditors use in-house debt collectors. Others sell delinquent ...

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions disclosed a February breach in April and recently disclosed an expanded victim count of more than 3 million people. The company faces a class action lawsuit.

Before you hand over money to a debt collector, take these steps to protect both your finances and your rights.

With credit card balances topping $1.2 trillion nationwide and payment delinquency rates climbing, the financial pressure is mounting quickly for millions of Americans. And, as sticky inflation ...

Dear Liz: I’m getting daily robocalls from a debt collection agency, even though a check of our current credit reports shows that we owe no one anything. (My husband and I both have stellar credit.) ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...