Is it legal for collection agencies to call place of employment

A collection agency may call your place of employment for purposes of locating you and if they connect with you, they may speak with you about the...

Junk debt buyer lawsuit. How do they determine date of last activity? SOL Question.

Statute of limitations are usually triggered by the date of default, however many states have laws that toll (delay) the statute of limitations...

Owe approx. 16,000.00 in credit card debt. Husband had a stroke leaving me to pay mortgage. Do I have to file bankruptcy.

I'll defer to my colleagues on the bankruptcy question, as I would need more information to answer that one. However, debt settlement of those...

Accounted Stated is a quasi-contractual cause of action that comes from common law doctrine that creates a legal fiction of a contract based upon...

Small Claims debt collection lawsuit

The procedures in Small Claims Court are very different from the other jurisdictions of Florida Courts. This is an appearance based court where a...

Florida is a "notice pleading" state where only certain documents are required to be attached to state a cause of action and others can be alleged...

Do original creditors (banks), collection agencies, judgment creditors, or creditor’s attorneys have any sort of nationwide

Creditors, Collection Agencies and Collection Law Firms typically use an asset location service such as Accurint to locate real property, personal...

How can I tell if a debt collection is legit?

CACH, LLC is a debt buying company who more than likely purchased the HSBC account. They should have sent your husband a letter notifying him of...

Is it a violation of Fair Credit for an Attorney to impose fees when validating amounts owed against a debt they claim you owe?

While I agree with my colleagues that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not apply to the HOA, the Florida Consumer Collections...

My lawyer filed a claim against me for 1,100 after I already paid 500.

The short answer is that a lawyer can charge for their time, even if it does not result in an written appearance in a court case. A lawyer's time...