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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...

Most business owners who invoice customers for goods or services will encounter the occasional late payment. However, if a customer’s invoice due date has come and gone and you can’t get a firm answer ...

The statute of limitations also plays a critical role. Each state sets time limits on how long a creditor can sue you for ...

Eleven individual debt collectors who worked for a Buffalo firm that was shut down by the state in June were arrested and charged with grand larceny Tuesday, while a 12th person is being sought by ...

The Federal Trade Commission used the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to slam the receiver down on a debt collection operation it alleges deceived and abused consumers by ...