Can collection agency sue for loans past SOL?

The statement that the attorney has not looked at the file baffles many consumers. The reason the attorney hasn't looked at the file is that he has...

Is a private student loan collection company still allowed to collect on a debt that the original lender states is 'claim paid'?

Some student loans are subject to garnishment through administrative processes rather than judicial. That means no court: they decide you owe it...

How can I get a "Satisfaction of Judgment" when the company (whom I had paid the debt with) wont help me with this document?

There are typically statutes on the books in states (especially states as consumer-friendly as Wisconsin) that provide for penalties and damages...

What can or should I do regarding harassing phone calls and threats from a debt collector to myself and family members?

Refusal to send you any paperwork is a sure sign of an abusive, perhaps even fraudulent debt collector. By law they have five days to follow up a...

What information, if any, does a debt buyer/collection agency need to leave on a my voicemail?

The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from disclosing to third parties that they are trying to collect a debt from you. This puts them in a rather...

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Does writing "payment in full" on the back of a check exempt me from liability of future payments if the recipient cashes it?

Anybody who gives you a categorical answer on whether an "accord and satisfaction" check is or is not effective in a particular situation is either...

It is a lot harder than it used to be to keep where you're working somewhat confidential. There was a day where if you avoided using the job...

I was denied an exemption of wage garnishment -Florida. I'm not sure the denial/continuation was warranted

It seems as though the judge granted a continuance and did not close the door on the judgment creditor, pending the judgment creditor coming up...

I just because aware of a writ of bodily attachment issued for me July 23, 2013. It is not related to child support.

You have now learned that writs of bodily attachment are not a priority for law enforcement. Your bankruptcy filing creates an automatic stay...

I had a judgment placed against me a few months debt collection company, but the company has since deleted the trade lines

Tradelines on credit reports and judgments have very little to do with one another, and something may be invalid as a tradeline due to age or lack...