Certain types of loans are secured by property. This gives the lender the ability to repossess the secured asset if you stop making payments. Mortgage debt is a type of secured debt: Your mortgage is ...

Dealing with debt issues can be overwhelming, especially if your debt has been turned over to a debt collector to deal with. When your debt slips into collections, those simple monthly bills that you ...

Whether you forgot to pay a bill or your business is facing tough times, a collection agency may come calling to collect an unpaid debt. The agency may contact you, send letters and even report the ...

Certain business models seem to have unshakable stigmas associated with them. Sometimes it’s deserved, such as from decades of unethical or sneaky behavior by players in the industry, and in other ...

For many, the term conjures thoughts of receiving a collection notice by mail or phone —after they’ve neglected to make a student loan or cellular payment. That is because the majority of debt ...

When a collection agency contacted Lauren MacNeill earlier this summer saying she owed $71 to an urgent care center near her Westport, Connecticut, home, she was tempted to just pay the bill to get ...