Debt collectors can freeze your bank account with a levy, but how serious and immediate is the impact?

Debt collectors have limits under federal law and there are certain behaviors that cross the line into harassment.

Having your wages garnished can cause big issues, but you may have more options to fight back than you think.

Your paycheck may be more protected from garnishment than you think — but only if you live in the right state.

Debt collectors don’t always play by the rules, and with scams on the rise, it’s important to take precautions to protect ...

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter to 43 million Americans with student loan debt — about 9 million of whom are in default — that the Treasury Department is taking over ...

A new report shows consumer debt cases have surgedin Massachusetts. Legislation to reduce the interest rate companies can charge when they win have so far failed.

Instead, the calls kept coming, day after day, each one a reminder that something had gone sideways with his plan to get ahead of his credit card balances. Like many Americans trying to take control ...

The Colorado Supreme Court repeatedly pressed a debt collection company last week to explain how its lawsuit against a Boulder woman for an unpaid credit card balance complied with the specific ...

A recent Gallup survey showed that roughly a third of American adults are cutting back on basic living expenses to pay ...

The Education Department says its latest move to distribute its duties to other federal agencies will include Treasury taking on much more student financial aid oversight in the future.

The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump administration ...