Dealing with debt collectors can be a frustrating process, especially when you're not sure if the debt they're reaching out about is even yours. Mistakes happen, after all, and sometimes old debts ...

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When a payment is over 120 days late, creditors often send your debt to a collections agency. Almost any kind of payment can be sent to collections, such as credit card debt, subscription fees, or ...

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When a collection agency contacted Lauren MacNeill earlier this summer saying she owed $71 to an urgent care center near her Westport, Conn., home, she was tempted to just pay the bill to get the ...