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Creditors and collection agencies beware: The Federal Communications Commission is making it easier for consumers to complain.


Today, the government agency announced the launch of a new portal that will help consumers file comments and complaints to the FCC faster, among other functionality. Indeed, with the launch of the new portal -- dubbed the Consumer Help Center -- the "File a Consumer Complaint" tab got… Continue

CollectionTechnology.net, BankInnovation.net's sister site, starts a new chapter this week as AccountsRecovery.net.… Continue

Sometimes stalling the inevitable can help a lot.



And BillFloat, a new startup that TechCrunch reported on today, wants to help consumers do just that when it comes to paying bills. Simply put: BillPay will pay your bills (everything from cable to autos) to buy you a little more time b… Continue

Much like the Energizer Bunny, it's the extension that just keeps on going.


Slated to be enforced on June 1, the Federal Trade Commission has pushed back its Red Flags Rule deadline to Dec. 31, 2010, while Congress contem… Continue

How is the health of small business loans tracking?



BoeFly LLC, a company that hooks up lenders with online business owners and secondary market buyers online, wants to show you.



Late last month, BoeFly launched an Index that tracks the month-to-month variation in premiums paid on the secondary market SBA-guaranteed loan sales.



And so far, the data, which dates back to January 2009, indicates recent improvement. For example,… Continue