Paper Launches Investigative Series on Debt Collection

A newspaper in Ohio on Sunday and Monday published the first two pieces in an investigative series on consumer credit reporting. But so far, the series – called “Credit Scars” – has been focused more on the debt collection industry.

The Columbus Dispatch, the largest newspaper in Ohio’s capital, launched their series Sunday with an article titled “Debt deception.” The piece focused mainly on debt collectors and their use of consumer credit reporting to compel payment.

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