Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images National debt is an extremely important issue for many American voters, and plays a significant role in their choice of president. This begs the question: how much of ...

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A debt validation letter is a notice debt collectors must send to help you determine that a debt actually belongs to you. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

request a debt validation letter or ask the collection agency that all communication be in writing, use these templates on Consumer.gov. Remember that while most debt collection agencies are ...

The nation will hit its roughly $36 trillion debt limit on Tuesday, when the Treasury Department will start taking extraordinary measures to allow the government to pay its bills, outgoing ...

The Treasury Department will take "extraordinary measures" to avoid breaching the debt ceiling and potentially defaulting on its obligations. Congress will need to address the debt ceiling issue ...

Right now, many Americans are struggling with old debts that refuse to die. While the debt collection attempts on these unpaid balances may slow down over time, some debt collectors are remarkably ...

And, that type of financial pressure can snowball even more over time, leading to late payments and defaults, which in turn attract the attention of debt collection agencies. That, in turn ...