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Disputing collections debt can protect your credit, but only if you know when it actually makes sense to do so.

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Credit card debt forgiveness: Is it possible? Quick to go up, painfully difficult to bring down. Sound familiar? Most U.S. adults have credit card debt, and if you’re struggling to pay yours off or ...

(Mass Appeal) - As of the third quarter of 2024, Massachusetts residents had an average credit card debt of $8,685, ranking 10th highest among U.S. states. Gordon Oliver, the Director of Business ...

Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed in recent months, federal data shows, a sign that more Americans are falling behind on credit cards and medical bills. The rise in ...

This page was originally published in mid-2021 and still contains relevant interview quotes from that time. The rest of the article has since been updated. Tana Williams and her husband found ...