How do I respond to a Summons and Complaint filed by Portfolio Recovery Associates against me?

PRA cases are easy to defend - if you know what you're doing. You need a consumer attorney who does debt defense. You can find one at...

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Cosigner on Loan threatening to sue.

The prior answers are all correct. No promise in writing will make it very hard for her to win. But it gets better. If she states that she...

Can a lawyer help me settle on a Sally Mae private student loan...that has almost tripled in the amount I borrowed?

Can you settle? Yes. But as others have said, it isn't going to be cheap. Also understand that no private lender, including yours, will even...

My grandma cosigned student loans for her daughter. My grandma can't afford them. What are her options? Can they take her house?

Since your grandmother is a co-signer, and federal loans rarely ever require a co-signer, these are likely private loans. That being said, the...

Is it possible to get a student loan contracts invalidated due to incompetence?

Do the private loans have a co-signer? If not, you may have a claim against the private lender. How in the world could you meet underwriting...

Why haven't my defaulted private student loan creditors taken me to court?

Are you sure this is a private loan? Private loans are subject to a statute of limitations - if no suit is brought within that time, they cannot...

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Can I get my name off a student loan as a consigner?

This is called ID theft. You need to file a police report, send a copy with dispute to the creditor and also to the credit reporting agencies. ...

I took out a student loan through a school, and I believe they are predatory lenders. How do I report them?

You can always file a complaint with the CFPB, FTC, or even BBB (but not going to do a whole lot). However, your loan is probably legitimate if...

Can she get the garnishment removed since the original debtor (my brother) has passed? 2-What can she do about the second suit?

Get a local consumer attorney to protect your mother. It is always possible to negotiate with opposing party, even when there is a judgment. As...

Our daughter forged her fathers name on Chase student loan. Chase is trying to accelerate the loan What should we do?

I'm going to assume it was without permission because if she did it with permission, that wouldn't be an issue. Chase is accelerating the note...