If you find yourself facing debt collection, what you say—or don’t say—can have a significant impact on your financial ...

BENGALURU, India, June 18, 2025 /CNW/ — Vodex, a voice AI startup gaining steady traction in the U.S. collections space, has built a platform specifically designed for compliance-heavy outreach.

To start, if the debt collector continues collection activities without providing verification during the 30-day dispute period, they're violating the FDCPA. These violations can form the basis of ...

February 3, 2025 / 12:46 PM EST / CBS News Erroneous collection debt can weigh you down, but there are easy ways to remove it from your credit reports. Getty Images ...

With a pay-for-delete, you offer to pay some, or all, of the debt you owe. In exchange, the creditor or debt collector will take the entry off your credit report.

So, if you check your credit report and discover a collection account that shouldn’t be there, you can send a dispute to Equifax, TransUnion, or Experian and ask them to remove it.

This letter should include your name, the debt amount, the delinquent account and your consumer rights regarding debt collection. It’s essential you pay close attention to the validation letter ...

How to dispute a debt A debt collector may attempt to contact you in a variety of ways, including by phone, email, letter, text message or even through social media. Your first instinct when you ...

MoneySavingExpert (MSE) can reveal today that, unbelievably, a debt collection firm has been sending emails seemingly signed by the late pop star Michael Jackson asking for repayments owed to energy ...

Crafting a Dispute Letter that Packs a Punch: 5 Pillars of Power A dispute letter isn’t just a piece of paper – it’s a weapon in your arsenal against unfair collections. But a mere scribble won’t do.

You may have gotten the first letter a few years ago before the IRS suspended follow-up notices, so don't be shocked if an LT38 shows up now. How to address an IRS collection notice ...