When a debt collection agency contacts you about a past-due balance, the debt may not actually be yours. Federal law gives you 30 days to request that the collection agency validate your debt. This is ...

Receiving a call from a debt collector can be jarring, but you need to remain calm and make sure you’re not on the hook for an IOU you don’t actually owe. Unfortunately, it’s not altogether rare to be ...

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