Florida is ranked third in the nation with the most debt collection calls, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Here are some ways to handle the calls and get help.

Debt collectors keep calling Priscilla Rishavy. They’re after the $30,000 in medical debt she owes after he daughter underwent cancer treatments.

"I think it just adds a level of stress, of like, how am I going to do this? How am I going to make it every day, you know, like every month, like, am I always going to be in debt? I think that’s the biggest thing, and especially, like, after going through cancer, which is with my daughter, which is stressful enough," Rishavy said.

In Q1 2025, Americans reported over 112,000 debt collection calls to the FTC. That’s a surge of more than 150% year-over-year. Florida received th

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