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Hamilton Law Group has agreed to pay a fine and adjust its collection practices after the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office sued the law firm and its president over its collection activities. The ...

Are they calling you to collect a debt? If this is your situation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shares 4 unfair practices that debt collectors cannot do, according to the Fair Debt ...

On October 1, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion titled Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt. The ...

A large debt collection company in the United States was recently accused of violating federal consumer protection laws. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a proposed order that, if ...

Debt collectors are violating the law if they rely only on information from a medical provider to collect a debt and they cannot collect on medical debts that are covered by insurance or government ...