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(InvestigateTV) — For millions of people who borrow money, the debt has led to nonstop calls from collection companies — and an InvestigateTV investigation found some of those calls cross the line. In ...

Debt collectors have a reputation — and in some cases, a well-deserved one — for being unpleasant and intimidating. While the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was created to limit how far ...