You may have a legal obligation to repay old debts, but there are also strict limits on debt collectors' tactics.

The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Idaho Patient Act, a law designed to rein in aggressive ...

The statute of limitations also plays a critical role. Each state sets time limits on how long a creditor can sue you for ...

Department of Education delays garnishing wages and intercepting federal income tax refunds, as changes are made in student ...

A challenge to Louisiana state debt-collection statute can proceed because the plaintiffs showed sufficiently that the law may violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of the right to hunt and ...

The U.S. Education Department has delayed plans to seize tax refunds and garnish wages over student loans that are in ...

New Yorkers will soon have stronger protections against deceptive student loan servicers, debt collectors and health ...

Some of these loans — known as zombie mortgages — were reportedly sold to debt buyers for pennies on the dollar, despite many homeowners having received tax forms years earlier indicating the debts ...

Learn what is the statute of limitations on debt, how it varies by state and when debt may no longer be collectible. See how ...

A borrower is in default after an extended period without making payments and failing to restore the loan to good standing.

Illinois is making important changes to the scope of the state’s Collection Agency Act and the reach of its collection agency licensing ...