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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Faced with the same foe, others might have folded, but Shari Spector fought one of the country's largest debt collectors and won a more than $5,000 settlement. Nearly 20,000 ...

Fintech startup Perfios, which provides financial data analysis software, said on Monday it has acquired artificial intelligence (AI)-based debt collection company CreditNirvana for an undisclosed ...

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Paying off collectors in full is one option, but you may also consider settling unpaid debts. A settled debt simply means that a creditor has agreed to accept less than what’s owed as final payment.

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court hastemporarily halted the operations and frozen the assets of a phantom debt collection scheme and its operators. The scheme has ...

Does the lender’s loan amounts and terms match your debt? Personal loans for debt consolidation come in a wide range of loan amounts ($1,000 to $50,000) and repayment terms (two to seven years).

So, if you're receiving Social Security and owe money to debt collectors, should you be worried about your benefits being garnished? Below, we'll break down what you should know. When it comes to ...

Operating since 1991, the agency specializes in debt management programs to help clients with unsecured debts such as credit cards and store cards, medical bills, signature loans, and collection ...