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

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 ...

In a related trend, state courts are seeing a spike in debt collection lawsuits. Court filings surged in 2023 and 2024, according to a Sept. 2 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts, based on data from ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - It’s a phone call that nobody looks forward to: a debt collector looking for you to pay up. NumberBarn, a phone number management platform, analyzed FTC complaint data and ...

The fake debt collector scam has been around for at least two decades. It’s resurfaced now with a frightening vengeance. With this scam, the operators claim to be collecting a debt that they say you ...

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 ...