N.B. debt collectors can call on Sundays (CBC.ca)

Debt collectors can now call New Brunswickers in their homes on Sundays and as early as 7 a.m. on weekdays under changes to the Collection Agencies Act announced Wednesday.

Debt Collection Report Shows Consumer Agency Needed -Sen Levin (Nasdaq)

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A congressional report detailing abuses by debt collectors demonstrates the need for a new consumer financial protection agency, said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Wednesday.

Robo-calls illegal without permission starting Tuesday (Sun-Sentinel)

Banks, debt collectors, political parties, charities exempt You soon may be hearing a lot fewer of those maddening pre-recorded telephone pitches for everything from car insurance to debt consolidation services.

What Makes a Credit Agreement Unenforceable? (The National Sports Review)

With credit card debts causing such big problems for British borrowers, it’s not surprising that millions of people are looking for all sorts of methods to solve these debt problems. The most usual ways are the old favourites of consolidation loans and management programs, with possibly individual insolvency in extreme cases. More recently, however, a new [...]

Recipe for debt could lead to money disaster (The Rock Hill Herald)

Are you struggling with debt? Are you trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel? Trust me, you are not alone.

Beware Of Phony Debt Collectors (FOX News Chicago)

The Better Business Bureau says phony debt collectors are telephoning consumers across the nation and frightening them with claims about defaults on payday loans.

Waco attorney helps break up group of shady debt collectors (Waco Tribune-Herald)

The persistence of a Waco attorney who has dedicated his practice to protecting consumers from shady debt collectors recently helped dismantle a group of such companies that officials deemed the worst they have ever seen.