FTC eye on debt collectors

People dread getting calls from bill collectors. And it's not always because they can't pay. It can be a degrading experience, especially with third-party collectors who are overly aggressive, even threatening.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for major reform to the legislation that covers how companies collect old debt from consumers.

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