Can a collection agency make you pay only their arrangement and nothing else?

Nearly all states have on their books a common-law process known as "accord and satisfaction" and a statutory version in the form of their...

I have 3rd party collectors contacting me about charged off debts,they are reporting to the big 3 credit reporting companies

There is case law that the statute of limitations on the credit cards is four years, but the creditors will always argue for the five year statute...

My brother opened up a credit card without my consent. I am now stuck because he signed a responsible party affidavit.

If the collector (perhaps a junk debt buyer rather than an actual collector on behalf of the credit card company) has sent you a letter clearing...

Assuming that you owe tuition for some part of a semester but obtained no loan to cover it (or didn't pay the loan proceeds over to the...

If they can sue you in Germany they can serve process under the Hague convention and get a German judgment which they would need to bring to the...

My wife passed away owing cabell huntington hospital over 60,000 dollars. she signed all the bills herself. am i liable for

The legal status of the doctrine of necessities varies from state to state. It is much criticized by academics. In some states it remains in full...

Nothing stops them from asking, but they must follow the FDCPA and FCRA as well as applicable California law, so unless they obtained a default...

Are these fraudulent transfers?

This is similar to the question of whether letting the children live in daddy's mansion and drive daddy's Ferrari daily amounts to a gift (which...

Is it to late to close checking account when you receive a judgement for lein against your real and personal property?

You don't have to keep banking locally. I hear nice things about Delaware.

Divorced two years. Just got bill from collection agency for ex spouses unpaid bill from when we were married that I didn't know

If it is medical, you won't need to pay it if your state has dumped the doctrine of necessities. Your state may have limited the doctrine. If so,...