Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...
WalletHub collected data from the end of 2025 and ranked the states with the most and least debt collection accounts.
A debt can be sold to a collection agency if you miss several payments on an account. A collection account stays on your credit report for approximately seven years. Collection accounts decrease your ...
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The debt collection industry was estimated to be in excess of $13.4B in 2021 with over 7,000 collection agencies. With such fragmentation in the industry, practices by collectors vary widely and the ...
On June 16, the Nevada governor signed SB 276 (the “Act”) to revise certain provisions relating to debt collection agencies and make amendments to the state’s collection agency licensing law. While ...
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest procurement intelligence report from Technavio, the global credit collection and collection agency services market is expected to grow at an impressive ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — If you’ve ever been contacted by a collection agency over medical debt, you’re not alone. Over 40 million people have unpaid medical bills ...
In today's high-cost economy, millions of Americans are struggling to stay on top of their bills. And, with credit card interest rates still hovering near historic highs and sticky inflation ...
A collection agency accused of unlawfully garnishing wages will return $475,000 to Washingtonians, the state Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. People affected won’t have to contact the state to ...