debt collector

Being in debt is challenging enough before you add the pressure of the debt collector.The nature of business doesn't lend itself to friendliness -- although they could give it a try once in a while. With so many people unemployed and the economy still gasping, more and more people are having to...

I'm a firm believer that those who owe money should pay it. If a debt collector calls you about a legitimate debt you owe, it's not automatically harassment. It's not necessarily unfair for the debt collector to inquire about how and when you're going to be paying what you owe. You borrowed the...

Over 69,000 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) complaints were lodged with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2006, according to a report released by the agency. These complaints related to the practices of third party debt collectors, and totaled almost 20% of all the complaints...