{
  "id": 269279,
  "title": "How long will a creditor try to collect on credit card debt before giving up?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/how-long-will-a-creditor-try-to-collect-on-credit-card-debt-before",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T14:27:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-long-creditors-try-to-collect-before-giving-up/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "You may think creditors will eventually stop trying to collect on unpaid debt, but the reality is more complicated.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}