{
  "id": 2144162,
  "title": "Can a debt collector demand payment in full? What borrowers should know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/can-a-debt-collector-demand-payment-in-full-what-borrowers-should-know",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:05:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/can-debt-collectors-demand-payment-in-full/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A debt collector may push you to pay your entire balance at once, but is that your only option in the situation?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}