In April 2025, Freedom Debt Relief reviewed data from tens of thousands of people actively looking for help with their debt. The numbers might be surprising. About one in four has at least one account ...

If you've signed up with a debt relief company, chances are you were already struggling to keep up with regular bills, credit card balances or collection debt. Maybe your interest rates were too high ...

More and more Americans are finding themselves stuck dealing with collection debt. According to a recent study from TransUnion, more than half of all debt collectors saw their number of accounts ...

After a long pandemic pause, the federal government has flipped the switch back on for defaulted student loans, and the ...

A borrower is in default after an extended period without making payments and failing to restore the loan to good standing.