Can a collection agency charge interest?

I can't opine specifically on Nevada law, but "money of account" seems a catch-all term that would describe money owed to a business that at times...

What's my best defense against a JDB?

The two best defenses are poor documentation of the claim, including robosigned affidavits by people who only looked at a screen of data and had no...

Can an collection courier harass me over a 7yr old payday loan? I have never received anything from them, nor did I know I owed.

This sounds like an abusive collector violating the FDCPA in any number of ways. It's probably worth $1,000 or more as a case if you find your...

How can I argue that my debt is beyond the Statute of Limitations if we are advised never to acknowledge the debt?

Statute of Limitations is an "affirmative defense" which means, in legal terms, you do admit to the allegations but interpose a defense that says...

My husband died 10 feb 2014 and has credit card bills and a loan nothing in my name the house is being four closed

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Collectors often try to get surviving spouses and other relatives to pay monies they do not legally owe. Do not...

I'm linking to an article that describes the typical way these jerks operate. You may find it strikingly familiar. Right now you have a good...

There are a lot of charlatans around peddling a lot of wacky theories. That appears to be one of them.

Do debt collection agencies have access to the DOL to see if a person owns a vehicle?

The debt collector likely does not need the Department of Licensing. Lexis/Nexis aggregates all this sort of info and sells a report that tracks...

Can the Department of Education garnish my social security for a student loan that was bankrupted and discharged 30 years ago?

Until 2008, only student loans defaulted on in the last 10 years could cause Social Security to withhold up to 25% of the recipient's benefits....

Should I pay credit cards that I have already received a 1099-C cancellation of debt on?

Unfortunately, the IRS's position is that the issuance of a form 1099-c has no state-law effect. Here's the even less appealing news: whoever...