American consumers now have not one, but two federal agencies they can call upon for help dealing with abusive debt collectors. The Federal Trade Commission has brought several cases against problem debt collectors over the past couple of years. And the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has started publishing rules debt collectors have to follow… Continue reading Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Report Deceptive Debt Collectors
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Debt Ceiling FAQs
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Congress narrowly avoided pushing the country off the fiscal cliff. But it has done nothing to address the next and potentially bigger risk to the economy: the need to raise the debt ceiling. To help separate fact from fiction in the battle, here’s what you need to know about the issue. Why… Continue reading Debt Ceiling FAQs