When Coya Davis sought help for her $27,000 debt, she thought she found a lifeline. Instead, she entered a predatory scheme where debt settlement firms “rent” law licenses to charge illegal fees.
Fake "warnings." Accelerated Debt providers posed as credit card issuers, government and consumer reporting agencies, telling ...
Christian Allred has been a professional writer since 2020. He's written for some of the industry’s top brands and publications, including Rocket Mortgage, PropStream, Propmodo, and CRE Daily.
U.S. household debt hit a record $18.8 trillion in 2025, according to the New York Fed, fueld by increases in mortgage, ...
New features help consumers track collection activity, identify potential rights concerns, and respond to qualifying ...
Jill A. Chafin is a personal finance writer specializing in transforming tough financial topics into easy-to-understand content with actionable steps. Prior to her role at Forbes Advisor, she wrote ...
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Americans are struggling to keep up with their credit card bills. The share of cardholders making only the minimum payment recently hit a 12-year high, and delinquency rates have been climbing over ...