DaisyDebt.org

12/27/2025

Stay tuned for DaisyDebt’s reboot in the new year!!!

06/27/2020

DaisyDebt is now available directly to consumers! If you have been contacted by a debt collector, demand your rights and protect yourself from abusive collection practices. Visit Daisydebtapp.org to learn more.

03/28/2019

So thrilled to be a part of the Dignity + Debt Network of researchers and financial inclusion specialists! Check it out. https://www.dignityanddebt.org.

A collaboration between Princeton University and the Social Science Research Council, draws together academic researchers, advocates, and practitioners to work across sectors, contexts, and geographies.

02/08/2019

We applaud the FTC for going after phantom debt. It is nearly impossible for most people to tell the difference between phantom debt (that is entirely bogus) from debt claims based on very old accounts that have been bought and sold many times (debt that is only mostly bogus). Take the FTC's advice and know your rights. Ask for verification in writing when the debt collector calls.

Getting a call about a debt you don’t owe – or even recognize – can be annoying.

12/06/2018

Lawyers who engage in debt collection should not be exempt from debt collection rules.

The American Bar Association is backing an amendment to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that goes against the group’s mission of improving the legal profession, St. John’s University School of Law professors Jeff Sovern and Gina Calabrese argue. Their view is that what the ABA is seeking ...

11/27/2018

Thanks FastForward for including us in your "11 Inspiring Giving Tuesday Campaigns that Will Stretch your Dollar"

Once the tryptophan has worn off and you’re in the giving spirit, learn which Giving Tuesday campaigns will give you the bigges bang for your buck.

10/19/2018

We are thrilled to announce that DaisyDebt has been selected as one of the Princeton University Tiger Challenge projects. We will also be working with Dignity + Debt Network (a partnership with the Social Science Research Council).

Tiger Challenge recently announced four new projects to begin October 28, 2018. Students in the upcoming cohort will tackle challenges in adolescent mental and physical health, supplier equity, predatory debt collection, and the opioid crisis. Apply now

10/17/2018

This is so great. It's a kind of game for learning about everyday legal issues. It also helps access to justice innovators develop better tools to help people who need it.

Compete against your colleagues for bragging rights as the best legal issue spotter while training AI to help address access to justice issues

10/17/2018

Support DaisyDebt in its efforts to help low income consumers facing aggressive debt collectors.

08/06/2018

Bankruptcies are spiking for Seniors. Three quarters blame "hounding by debt collectors."

The rate of those 65 and older filing for bankruptcy is three times what it was in 1991, a new study finds, as more enter their later years in a precarious position.

07/23/2018

"[Debt Collectors] use demographic data and target people who typically don't have counsel," she said. "It's a real bottom- feeding approach."

Esther Roman, a 60-year-old grandmother in Brooklyn, was alarmed when she noticed in January that her $300 weekly paycheck was $27.99 short. She called her employer, a home health care agency, which said her wages were being garnished after someone...

06/04/2018

Ever heard of a "body attachment" for failure to pay a debt? It's as bad as it sounds.

Guest Blog by NACA Member Amy Hennen, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service