Millions of Americans struggle with looming credit card debt, with many making fixing their credit and digging out of debt ...

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Phillips & Cohen Associates (PCA), which has spent more than 28 years focused on compassionate deceased account management, ...

Having watched Chicago’s City Council rebel against his budget and pass its own, Mayor Brandon Johnson is now focused on the matter of how (and if) the city collects its past-due debts. Going forward, ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

What began as a fun way to make birthdays special has now left one family member feeling like the tradition has become more of a "debt collection service" Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.